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==Quenya==
==Quenya==


The [[Quenya]] word ''imbë'' (or '''''imbe''''') means "between".<ref name=RGEO>{{RGEO|5}}, pp.</ref><ref>{{FR|II8}}</ref>
The [[Quenya]] word '''''imbë''''' (or '''''imbe''''') means "between".<ref name=RGEO>{{RGEO|5}}, pp.</ref><ref>{{FR|II8}}</ref>


===Examples===
===Examples===
"''[[i]] falmalinnar '''imbë''' met, ar hísië''" ('on the foaming waves '''between''' us, and mist')<ref name=RGEO/>
"''[[i]] falmalinnar '''imbë''' met, ar hísië''" ('on the foaming waves '''between''' us, and mist')<ref name=RGEO/>
==Elvish==
==Elvish==
The word '''''imbe''''', in an unidentified [[Elvish]] language, is said to mean "in(wards)".<ref name=VT>{{VT|45a}}, p. 18</ref>
The word '''''imbe''''', in an unidentified [[Elvish]] language, is said to mean "in(wards)".<ref name=VT>{{VT|45a}}, p. 18</ref>

Revision as of 17:25, 16 June 2011

imbë (or imbe) is a word with two different meanings.

Quenya

The Quenya word imbë (or imbe) means "between".[1][2]

Examples

"i falmalinnar imbë met, ar hísië" ('on the foaming waves between us, and mist')[1]

Elvish

The word imbe, in an unidentified Elvish language, is said to mean "in(wards)".[3]

Helge Fauskanger has suggested that the word likely is Quenya.[4]

Etymology

References