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'''Or''' means "above" or "over" in both [[Quenya]]<ref name="C">{{UT|Cirion}}</ref> and [[Sindarin]]<Ref name="E">{{LR|Etymologies}} p. 379, entry ORO</ref>. | |||
'''Or''' means "above" or "over" in both [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]]. | |||
In Quenya, it is also a prefix of words, such as ''[[ortil]]'' (cf. [[oro-]]). | In Quenya, it is also a prefix of words, such as ''[[ortil]]'' (cf. [[oro-]]). | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Root]] [[ORO]] | [[Root]] [[ORO]]<Ref name="E"/> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*(Quenya) ''[[i]] [[Eru]] i '''or''' [[ilya|ilye]] [[mahalma]]r [[ea (verb)|ea]] [[tenna|tenn]]' [[oio]]'' "the One who is '''above''' all thrones for ever" | *(Quenya) ''[[i]] [[Eru]] i '''or''' [[ilya|ilye]] [[mahalma]]r [[ea (verb)|ea]] [[tenna|tenn]]' [[oio]]'' "the One who is '''above''' all thrones for ever"<ref name="C"/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[oro-]] | *[[oro-]] | ||
*[[erin]] | *[[erin]] | ||
*[[ortil]] | *[[ortil]] | ||
{{references}} | |||
[[Category:Sindarin affixes]] | [[Category:Sindarin affixes]] | ||
[[Category:Quenya affixes]] | [[Category:Quenya affixes]] | ||
Revision as of 00:59, 12 January 2011
Or means "above" or "over" in both Quenya[1] and Sindarin[2].
In Quenya, it is also a prefix of words, such as ortil (cf. oro-).
Etymology
Examples
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies" p. 379, entry ORO
