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This word is one of the few old compounds<ref>{{HM|WJ}} p.362</ref> | This word is one of the few old compounds<ref>{{HM|WJ}} p.362</ref> | ||
It includes the element ''[[pen]]'' "person". The prefix ai- would seem to mean something like "any-", hence literally *"any person" | It includes the element ''[[pen]]'' "person". The prefix ''[[ai-]]'' would seem to mean something like "any-", hence literally *"any person" | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[aiquen]]'' | *[[Quenya]] ''[[aiquen]]'' | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 22 February 2009
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
