Onnalúmë is a Quenya word meaning "Time of the Children".[1] and expressed the duration (often expressed in löar) occupied by having children in the life of the mother-elf, from the first conception to the last birth.
Etymology
It is composed of onna="child" and lúmë="time, hour".
It is also seen as ontalúmë[2] and onnarië.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Appendix II: Glossary and Index of Quenya Terms", p. 414
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: IV. Time-scales", p. 26
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: III. Of the Time in Arda", p. 16