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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]]''.
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>
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[[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.

The root for "good" is MAG[3]

Examples

References