orne
From Tolkien Gateway
orne is a noun meaning "tree" in Quenya, especially a tall, slender tree such as an ash or birch. Compare with orn in Sindarin.[1]
Helge Fauskanger has suggested that the form ornë (retaining the same meaning) could be valid Neo-Quenya.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Ornendil = "Friend of the Trees"
Cognates[edit | edit source]
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. 25, 80
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)" at Ardalambion (accessed 25 June 2011)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972), p. 426