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'''Fae''' is an archaic English word referring to "magic" or "[[fairies]]". This word was used by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] in the early version of his [[legendarium]] (''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'') to refer to the [[Valar]] and the [[Elves]]. | '''Fae''' is an archaic English word referring to "magic" or "[[fairies]]". This word was used by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] in the early version of his [[legendarium]] (''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'') to refer to the [[Valar]] and the [[Elves]]. | ||
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Revision as of 11:15, 29 December 2011
fae is Sindarin for "spirit".
Etymology
Old Sindarin *phai < *phaia, Root PHAJA.
Cognates
- Tolkien mentions that the name Fëanor is a Sindarinized version of the Quenya Fëanáro, but is not proper Sindarin. His genuine Sindarin name would be Faenor instead.
Inspiration
Fae is an archaic English word referring to "magic" or "fairies". This word was used by Tolkien in the early version of his legendarium (The Book of Lost Tales Part One) to refer to the Valar and the Elves.