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*mēnie is a Quenya word variously rendered as "determination"[1]:94, "impulse"[2], or "device" (in the sense of "something devised or contrived for bringing about some end or result”, or "purpose, intention”)[2]:note 9

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Etymology

It is thought to be the gerundial form of the root MEN ("move", "proceed")[3]

References

  1. 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)
  2. 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part Three. The World, its Lands, and its Inhabitants: II. The Primal Impulse"
  3. https://www.elvish.org/Tengwestie/articles/Hostetter/elvishreincarnationgloss.phtml