Ad. īdō kathī batānī rōkhī-nam “lo! now all ways bent-are”

Ad. īdō kathī batānī rōkhī-nam “lo! now all ways bent-are”

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The first draft of the 12th phrase of the Lament of Akallabêth (SD/312). Although all of its word are similar to the final version, each has differences in grammar or spelling from the later versions of the text.

Reference ✧ SD/312 ✧ “lo! now all ways bent-are”

Changes

Elements

îdô “now” ✧ SD/312 (īdō)
katha “all” plural ✧ SD/312 (kathī)
batân “road, path, way” draft-plural ✧ SD/312 (batānī)
#lôkho “bent, crooked” plural ✧ SD/312 (rōkhī)
-n “predicate suffix” plural ✧ SD/312 (-nam)

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