WOR
From Tolkien Gateway
WOR is an Elvish root signifying "express, cause to exude (by pressure)" and is an element in the word miruvor.[1][2]
Note that the root appears to have been rejected by J.R.R. Tolkien, who wrote that "this is false etymology [...] there was not in fact any word wor- in Elvish, Quenya or Sindarin."[1] One can interpret Tolkien's note in several ways:
- The Elves falsely thought that the latter elements of miruvórë/miruvor derived from a presumed root WOR.
- Tolkien altogether removed the root WOR (and its relation to miruvórë/miruvor) from the legendarium .
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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), p. 38
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 191
