Andave

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andave is a Quenya adverb meaning "long"[1][2] or "at great length"[3]. It was apparently derived from the adjective anda.[4]

Examples

  • Andave laituvalmet! "Praise them for a long time!"[2]

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 230, (dated 8 June 1961)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Field of Cormallen"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 102
  4. ↑ Quettaparma Quenyallo (accessed 28 November 2010)
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