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''' | '''''mae''''' is the [[Sindarin]] word for the adverb "well".<ref>{{L|230}}</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 16</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word ''mae'' is perhaps influenced from [[Quenya]] ''[[mai]]'', and is perhaps related to [[MAG]], the [[Sundocarme|root]] for "good".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*''Mae [[govad|govannen]]'': "well met"<ref>{{FR|I12}}</ref> | *''Mae [[govad|govannen]]'': "well met"<ref>{{FR|I12}}</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:mae}} | |||
[[Category:Sindarin adverbs]] | [[Category:Sindarin adverbs]] | ||
Revision as of 22:01, 14 August 2011
mae is the Sindarin word for the adverb "well".[1][2]
Etymology
The word mae is perhaps influenced from Quenya mai, and is perhaps related to MAG, the root for "good".[3]
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, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Flight to the Ford"
