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or means "above" in both Quenya^[1] and Noldorin.^[2]

In both languages it is most commonly used as a prefix.

(Quenya) "...i Eru i or ilyë mahalmar eä tennoio" = "the One who is above all thrones for ever"^[1]
(Quenya) ‘’orta-‘’ = “rise”
(Quenya) ‘’olla‘’ = “over”^[3]
(Noldorian) ‘’orchal’’ = “superior / lofty”
(Noldorian) ‘’ortha-’’ = “to raise-”^[4]

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-==Quenya==
+'''''or''''' means "above" in both [[Quenya]]<ref name="C">{{UT|Cirion}}</ref> and [[Noldorin]].<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}} p. 379</ref>
-'''''or''''' means "above" in [[Quenya]].<ref name="C">{{UT|Cirion}}</ref>
-In Quenya, it is also a prefix of words, such as ''ortil'' (cf. oro-).{{fact}}
+In both languages it is most commonly used as a prefix.
-===Examples===
+==Examples==
+*(Quenya) "...''[[i]] [[Ilúvatar|Eru]] i '''or''' [[ilya|ilyë]] mahalmar eä [[tennoio]]''" = "the One who is '''above''' all thrones for ever"<ref name="C"/>
-*(Quenya) "...''[[i]] [[Ilúvatar|Eru]] i '''or''' [[ilya|ilyë]] mahalmar [[ea (verb)|eä]] [[tennoio]]''" ("the One who is '''above''' all thrones for ever")<ref name="C"/>
+*(Quenya) ‘’orta-‘’ = “rise”
+*(Quenya) ‘’olla‘’ = “over”<ref>{{PE|17}} p. 65</ref>
-==Noldorin==
+*(Noldorian) ‘’orchal’’ = “superior / lofty”
+*(Noldorian) ‘’ortha-’’ = “to raise-”<ref>{{PE|22}}p. 31 </ref>
-'''''or''''' is a [[Noldorin]] word meaning "above".<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}} p. 379</ref>
-===Etymology===
+==Etymology==
 *[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[OR#Other versions|ORO]]<ref name=LR/>
 {{references}}
 {{title|lowercase}}
 [[Category:Noldorin prepositions]]
-[[Category:Quenya preffixes]]
+[[Category:Quenya prefixes]]
 [[Category:Quenya prepositions]]