S. athra-¹ v. “to cross (to and fro)” (Category: Across, Athwart)

S. athra-¹, v. “to cross (to and fro)” (Category: Across, Athwart)

ᴱN. athra- “to face, look in a certain direction, oppose”

G. trantha- “to cross (tr. & intr.); to mark with a cross”

References ✧ PE17/14

Glosses

• “to and fro, cross to and fro (as of a river ford)” ✧ PE17/14 (athra)
• “to cross (to and fro)” ✧ PE17/14

Related

• athra “to and fro, cross to and fro (as of a river ford)” maybe related to thar “across” ✧ PE17/14

Elements

-ra

“many Sindarin adverbs end in [this]”

✧ PE17/14 (-ra)

Element In

• ᴺS. !athrabed- “to discuss, exchange words”
• S. athrabeth “conversation, debate, (lit.) interchange of words” ✧ PE17/14
• S. athrad “ford, crossing” ✧ PE17/14
• S. athragared “interaction” ✧ PE17/14

Derivations

• < ✶(a)tata “two” ✧ PE17/14 (atta-)
  • < √ATATA “two” ✧ VT42/27 (Atat)
• < ✶aþra- “to cross (to and fro)” ✧ PE17/14
  • < √THAR¹ “*across, beyond” ✧ PE17/14 (ÞAR)

Phonetic Developments

✶atta- > athra	[attara-] > [attʰara-] > [aθθara-] > [aθθra-] > [aθra-]	✧ PE17/14
✶aþra- > athra-	[atʰra-] > [aθra-]	✧ PE17/14