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Latest revision as of 08:21, 17 June 2016
mîr means "a treasure, a jewel" in Sindarin.[1][2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Examples[edit | edit source]
Cognates[edit | edit source]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
In the Etymologies, Noldorin mîr is said to mean "jewel, precious thing, treasure".[4]
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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, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 37, 73, 165
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 373 (root MIR-)
