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Revision as of 20:29, 19 October 2012
mîr means "a treasure, a jewel" in Sindarin.[1][2]
Etymology
Examples
Cognates
Other versions of the legendarium
In the Etymologies, Noldorin mîr is said to mean "jewel, precious thing, treasure".[3]
See also
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), pp. 37, 73
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 373 (root MIR-)
