ᴺS. !ritha- v. “to jerk, twitch, snatch” (Category: to Draw, Pull)
N. rhitha- v. “to jerk, twitch, snatch” (Category: to Draw, Pull)
A verb appearing as its Noldorin-style infinitive form rhitho “jerk, twitch, snatch” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from the root ᴹ√RIK(H) “jerk, sudden move, flirt” (Ety/RIK(H)).
Neo-Sindarin: Since initial r unvoiced to rh in Noldorin of the 1930s but not in Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s, many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. ritha-, as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD).
Conceptual Development: Earlier verbs for “to jerk” included G. ciltha- from Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/26), clearly a cognate of ᴱQ. kilti- “to jerk, tuck” under the early root ᴱ√KḶTḶ “tilt; fling” (QL/47). Another early verb of similar form but different meaning is G. rictha- “contort, twist, confuse, disarrange, upset” clearly based on the early root ᴱ√RIKI (GL/65; QL/80); see G. rig- “to twist, contort” for further discussion.
References ✧ Ety/RIK(H)
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| rhitho | infinitive | “jerk, twitch, snatch” | ✧ Ety/RIK(H) |
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Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√RIK(H) > rhitho | [rikta-] > [riktʰa-] > [rixθa-] > [rīθa-] > [r̥īθa-] > [r̥iθa-] | ✧ Ety/RIK(H) |
G. ciltha- v. “to tug, jerk (out)” (Category: to Draw, Pull)
Reference ✧ GL/26 ✧ “tug, jerk (out)”
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G. rictha- v. “to contort, twist, confuse, disarrange, upset” (Category: to Turn Around)
Reference ✧ GL/65 ✧ “contort, twist, confuse, disarrange, upset”
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