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'''aipen''' in [[Telerin]] means "if anybody, whoever" <ref>{{HM|WJ}} p.375</ref>. | '''aipen''' in [[Telerin]] means "if anybody, whoever" <ref>{{HM|WJ}} p.375</ref>. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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aipen in Telerin means "if anybody, whoever" [1].
Etymology
This word is one of the few old compounds[2]
It includes the element pen "person". The prefix ai- would seem to mean something like "any-", hence literally *"any person"
Cognates
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels p.375
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels p.362
