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==Old Tongue==
==Old Tongue==
===Etymology===
* sorbe (run)
* -tel (intensifier, uncontrolled)


===Verb===
===Verb===
'''sorbatel'''
'''sorbatel'''


# run amok, run wild
# run amok
# run unchecked, run unchallenged (speculative)
# run in secret, run hidden (speculative)


====Attestations====
====Attestations====
{{Quote|shaidar mozhlit sorbatel|Lest darkness run amok|source=Mat Cauthon}}
{{Quote|shaidar mozhlit sorbatel|Lest darkness run amok|source=Mat Cauthon}}


=== Morphology ===
(See [[Verb Morphology in the Old Tongue]])
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| sorbatel || '''Present'''
|-
| {{Inferred verb form|sorbatelin}} || '''Present Participle'''
|-
| {{Inferred verb form|sorbatelien}} || '''Resultative Participle'''
|-
| {{Inferred verb form|sorbatelane}} || '''Past/Perfect Participle'''
|-
| {{Inferred verb form|sorbatelanu}} || '''Future'''
|}
{{Inferred forms note}}
=== Related Words ===
* [[sorbe]]
* [[telio]]
* [[bhatel]]
* [[baitel]]
=== Notes ===
It is possible that sorbatel is constructed from sorbe + [[telio]] and is related to [[bhatel]] and [[baitel]]; in other words, "run in secret" or "run hidden". This implies a chain where it means "run amok" as the result of running without observation, implying running unchecked or unchallenged.


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Latest revision as of 03:14, 20 August 2026

sorbatel

Out of Universe

✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.

Old Tongue

Verb

sorbatel

  1. run amok
  2. run unchecked, run unchallenged (speculative)
  3. run in secret, run hidden (speculative)

Attestations

shaidar mozhlit sorbatel
"Lest darkness run amok"
— Mat Cauthon

Morphology

(See Verb Morphology in the Old Tongue)

sorbatel Present
sorbatelin* Present Participle
sorbatelien* Resultative Participle
sorbatelane* Past/Perfect Participle
sorbatelanu* Future

*Inferred, not canonically attested.

Related Words

Notes

It is possible that sorbatel is constructed from sorbe + telio and is related to bhatel and baitel; in other words, "run in secret" or "run hidden". This implies a chain where it means "run amok" as the result of running without observation, implying running unchecked or unchallenged.