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* [[sorbe]]
* [[sorbe]]
* [[telio]]
* [[bhatel]]
* [[baitel]]


=== Notes ===
=== Notes ===

Revision as of 13:45, 2 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

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.