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'''oiale''' is a a [[Quenya]] adverb meaning "forever, eternally, in eternity”<ref>[[Parma Eldalamberon 17]]</ref>. It can also be used as a noun for "everlasting [?age]"<ref>{{HM|LR}}, [[The Etymologies]]</ref>
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'''oiale''' is a a [[Quenya]] adverb meaning "forever, eternally, in eternity,<ref>[[Parma Eldalamberon 17]]</ref> everlastingly"<ref>{{RGEO|Namarie}}, line 14</ref>. It can also be used as a noun for "everlasting [?age]"<ref>{{HM|LR}}, [[The Etymologies]]</ref>
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
 
The word could have be the [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[OY]] or a stem like ''[[oio]]'' "an endless period" plus an ending -le.
 
The word could have be the [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[OY]] or a stem like ''[[oio]]'' "an endless period" plus an ending -le.

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oiale is a a Quenya adverb meaning "forever, eternally, in eternity,[1] everlastingly"[2]. It can also be used as a noun for "everlasting [?age]"[3]

Etymology

The word could have be the Root OY or a stem like oio "an endless period" plus an ending -le.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Parma Eldalamberon 17
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "Namárië (Farewell)", line 14
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Etymologies
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