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'''''Anaxarta''''' is a [[Quenya]] word that perhaps refers to the [[Eagles|Great Eagles]] of [[Manwë]].<ref>{{WJ|IV}}, pp. 340-1</ref><ref name=Wynne/> | '''''Anaxarta''''' is a [[Quenya]] word that perhaps refers to the [[Eagles|Great Eagles]] of [[Manwë]].<ref>{{WJ|IV}}, pp. 340-1</ref><ref name=Wynne/> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The etymology of the word is not obvious. Arguably, it is a compound of the words *''anaxara'' "most rushing" | The etymology of the word is not obvious. Arguably, it is a compound of the words *''anaxara'' *"most rushing" (''[[an-]]'' "most" + *''axara'', a possible derivative from [[root]] [[SKAR]]; cf. ''[[ascar]]'') plus ''[[arta]]'' "exalted". | ||
The word *'' | The word *''Anaxararta'' would be simplified as ''Anaxarta''.<ref name=Wynne>[http://www.pa2rick.com/langlab/anaxartaron.html Analysis] of the phrase ''[[Anaxartaron Onyalie]]'' by [[Patrick H. Wynne]]</ref> | ||
Other possibilities link the word to [[Máhanaxar]]. | Other possibilities link the word to [[Máhanaxar]]. | ||
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Anaxarta is a Quenya word that perhaps refers to the Great Eagles of Manwë.[1][2]
Etymology
The etymology of the word is not obvious. Arguably, it is a compound of the words *anaxara *"most rushing" (an- "most" + *axara, a possible derivative from root SKAR; cf. ascar) plus arta "exalted".
The word *Anaxararta would be simplified as Anaxarta.[2]
Other possibilities link the word to Máhanaxar.
Other forms
- Anaxartaron (gen.pl.) *"of the Great Eagles"
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: IV. Of the Ents and the Eagles", pp. 340-1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Analysis of the phrase Anaxartaron Onyalie by Patrick H. Wynne
