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''' | '''''or''''' means "above" in both [[Quenya]]<ref name="C">{{UT|Cirion}}</ref> and [[Noldorin]].<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}} p. 379</ref> | ||
[[Category: | In both languages it is most commonly used as a prefix. | ||
==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) ‘’orta-‘’ = “rise” | |||
*(Quenya) ‘’olla‘’ = “over”<ref>{{PE|17}} p. 65</ref> | |||
*(Noldorian) ‘’orchal’’ = “superior / lofty” | |||
*(Noldorian) ‘’ortha-’’ = “to raise-”<ref>{{PE|22}}p. 31 </ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
*[[Sundocarme|Root]] [[OR#Other versions|ORO]]<ref name=LR/> | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:43, 11 October 2021
or means "above" in both Quenya[1] and Noldorin.[2]
In both languages it is most commonly used as a prefix.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- (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]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
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
- ↑ 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. 65
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Feanorian Alphabet, Part 1 & Quenya Verb Structure", in Parma Eldalamberon XXII (edited by Christopher Gilson and Arden R. Smith)p. 31
