S. ephed- v. “to say out” (Category: to Say)
A verb meaning “say out” in notes from around 1959 derived from [AT.] et-pet (PE17/167). Tolkien said this same form could theoretically be derived from ancient [AT.] **enpet “*say again”, but the root √EN was not used in the Sindarin language branch.
Neo-Sindarin: In a 2024-09-14 post on the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), Luinyelle suggested this word might also mean “confess” as with its (Neo-Quenya) cognate ᴺQ. etequet-.
References ✧ PE17/167
Glosses
Elements
| ed¹ | “out, out of” |
| ped- | “to say, speak” |
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| AT. et-pet > ephed | [etpet-] > [eppet-] > [eppʰet-] > [eɸɸet-] > [effet-] > [effed-] | ✧ PE17/167 |
| AT. enpet > ephed | [enpet-] > [enpʰet-] > [enɸet-] > [enfet-] > [enfed-] > [effed-] | ✧ PE17/167 |