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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 etymology of the word is unknown. | |||
There is a similar [[Quenya]] word ''mai'' "well".<ref>{{VT|47}}</ref><ref>{{PE|17}}</ref> | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*''Mae | *''Mae govannen'': "well met"<ref>{{FR|I12}}</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin adverbs]] | [[Category:Sindarin adverbs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:34, 17 June 2021
mae is the Sindarin word for the adverb "well".[1][2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The etymology of the word is unknown.
There is a similar Quenya word mai "well".[3][4]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Mae govannen: "well met"[5]
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
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 47, February 2005
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Flight to the Ford"
