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Quenya

or means "above" in Quenya.^[1]

In Quenya, it is also a prefix of words, such as ortil (cf. oro-).^[source?]

Examples

(Quenya) "...i Eru i or ilyë mahalmar eä tennoio" ("the One who is above all thrones for ever")^[1]

Noldorin

or is a Noldorin word meaning "above".^[2]

Etymology

Root ORO^[2]

See also

oro-
erin
ortil

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

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