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'''Mae''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for the adverb "well".<ref>{{L|230}}</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 16</ref> | '''Mae''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for the adverb "well".<ref>{{L|230}}</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 16</ref> | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | Perhaps [[Old Sindarin]] *''mai'' or influenced from [[Quenya]] ''[[mai]]''. | ||
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| + | The [[root]] for "good" is [[MAG]]<ref>{{HM|LR}}, [[The Etymologies]]</ref> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*''Mae [[govannen]]'': "well met"<ref>{{FR|I12}}</ref> | *''Mae [[govannen]]'': "well met"<ref>{{FR|I12}}</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Sindarin adverbs]] | [[Category:Sindarin adverbs]] | ||
Revision as of 17:56, 28 August 2010
Mae is the Sindarin word for the adverb "well".[1][2]
Etymology
Perhaps Old Sindarin *mai or influenced from Quenya mai.
Examples
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 230, (dated 8 June 1961)
- ↑ 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. 16
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Etymologies
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Flight to the Ford"