*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
Examples
Etymology
It is thought to be the gerundial form of the root MEN ("move", "proceed")[3]
References
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 2.0 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"
- ↑ https://www.elvish.org/Tengwestie/articles/Hostetter/elvishreincarnationgloss.phtml