Morë
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morë is a word meaning "dark" or "darkness" in Quenya and perhaps Telerin.
It is seen as mori- in compounds (see etymology below).
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[edit] Etymology
Primitive mori (the short final i becoming e in Common Eldarin stage) root MOR.
From primitive mori, the i remains so in compounds: morequendi is wrong because *morikwendî > moriquendi.
[edit] See also
- Morifinwë/Moryo = "Dark Finwë"
- Moriquendi/Moripendi = "Dark Elves"
- morimaitë = "black-handed"
- Moringotto = "Black Foe"
- Morion = "the dark one"
- morna = "dark, black"
- mornië = "darkness"
