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Latest revision as of 08:54, 9 November 2012
lambe is a noun meaning "tongue" in Quenya.[1]
Lambe is also the name in Quenya of the twenty-seventh letter of the Tengwar alphabet. [1] In all modes this letter represents L.[2] The Westron name for this letter is Alo.[3]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word derives from the Primitive Quendian root LAB.[4]
See Also[edit | edit source]
- Quenya Corpus Wordlist edited by Helge Fauskanger
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The names of the letters
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The additional letters
- ↑ See Westron Tengwar
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", LAB -
