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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
# run in secret, run hidden


====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 ===
=== Morphology ===
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| || '''Present'''
| sorbatel || '''Present'''
|-
|-
| || '''Present Participle'''<sup>2</sup>
| ''sorbatelin''<sup>*</sup> || '''Present Participle'''<sup>2</sup>
|-
|-
| || '''Resultative Participle'''<sup>1</sup>
| ''sorbatelien''<sup>*</sup> || '''Resultative Participle'''<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
| || '''Perfective Participle'''<sup>3</sup>
| ''sorbatelane''<sup>*</sup> || '''Perfective Participle'''<sup>3</sup>
|-
|-
| || '''Past'''<sup>3</sup>
| ''sorbatelane''<sup>*</sup> || '''Past'''<sup>3</sup>
|-
|-
| || '''Future'''
| ''sorbatelanu''<sup>*</sup> || '''Future'''
|}
|}
=== Related Words ===
* [[sorbe]]
=== 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.


[[Category:Old Tongue words]]
[[Category:Old Tongue words]]

Revision as of 13:44, 2 August 2026

sorbatel

Out of Universe

✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.

Old Tongue

Verb

sorbatel

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

Attestations

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

Morphology

sorbatel Present
sorbatelin* Present Participle2
sorbatelien* Resultative Participle1
sorbatelane* Perfective Participle3
sorbatelane* Past3
sorbatelanu* Future

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.