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Select Elvish Words: 13.181-13.182 Sufficiency; to Suffice

13.181 Sufficiency

ᴹQ. farme n. “sufficiency, plenitude, all that is wanted”

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s initially appearing as fáre “sufficiency, plenitude, all that is wanted” under the root ᴹ√PHAR “reach, go all the way, suffice” (Ety/PHAR). In ink revisions to this entry, the form became farme (EtyAC/PHAR).

G. fadros n. “satiety, weariness of anything”

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as G. fadros “satiety, weariness of anything”, a noun form of G. fadra- “to sate, weary” (GL/33).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would update this word to ᴺS. farthas “satiety, satisfaction” based on ᴺS. fartha- “to sate” from the 1930s root ᴹ√PHAR “suffice”; this neologism doesn’t have the same negative connotation as the original Gnomish word.

13.182 to Suffice

ᴹQ. farya- vb. “to suffice”

A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glosses “suffice” and derived from the root ᴹ√PHAR “reach, go all the way, suffice” (Ety/PHAR; EtyAC/PHAR).

G. fadra- vb. “to sate, satisfy”

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as G. fadra- “to sate, weary, ‘feed up’” based on G. fad “enough” (GL/33).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would update this verb to ᴺS. fartha- “to sate, satisfy” based on the 1930s root ᴹ√PHAR “suffice”.

N. feira- v. “to suffice”

A verb meaning “suffice” from The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing in ink revisions to the root ᴹ√PHAR “reach, go all the way, suffice” (EtyAC/PHAR).

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