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auta- is a Quenya verb meaning "go away, leave (the point of the speaker's thought)".[1]
Examples
- Auta i lómë! = "The night is passing!"[2] (aorist tense)
- Yéni ve lintë yuldar avánier = "The years have passed like swift draughts"[3] (plural perfect tense)
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", p. 366
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, “Namárië (Farewell),” in The Road Goes Ever On, line 3