Sorbatel

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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.