Sorbatel
sorbatel
Out of Universe
✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.
Old Tongue
Verb
sorbatel
- run amok
- run unchecked, run unchallenged (speculative)
- 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.