mandë

well

mandë (2) adv. "well" (VT49:26; this is "Qenya"). Rather mai in Tolkiens later Quenya.

Mairen

well

Mairen fem. name(UT:210), initial element perhaps related or identical to mai "well". The second element is obscure; the root REN "recall, have in mind" (PM:372) could be related; if so the name may imply "well remembered", "(of) good memory" or something similar. It may also connect with the adj. maira, q.v. and compare the masc. name Mairon (PE18:163).

mai

well

mai (1) adv. "well" (VT47:6), apparently also used as prefix (PE17:17:162, 163, 172)

mai

adverb. well, well; [ᴱQ.] too much

Cognates

• S. mae “well; excellent, admirable” ✧ PE17/162

Derivations

• √MAY “excellent, admirable, beautiful; make [art]; suitable, useful, proper, serviceable; right” ✧ PE17/162
• √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state, good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state; [ᴹ√] use, handle” ✧ PE17/162; VT47/06

Element in

• Q. mai- “excellent, admirable, excellent, admirable; *well, happily” ✧ PE17/162
• ᴺQ. maicámima “acceptable, (lit.) well-receivable”
• ᴺQ. maicarindo “benefactor”
• ᴺQ. maisinwa “well-known, notable, famous”
• ᴺQ. maitulië “welcome thing, happy arrival”
• ᴺQ. maitulya “welcome”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√MAY > maie	[maje]	✧ PE17/162
√MAG > maie	[magje] > [maɣje] > [maije]	✧ PE17/162
√MAG > mai	[magje] > [maɣje] > [maije]	✧ VT47/06

Variations

• maie ✧ PE17/162 (maie); PE17/162 (maie)

milya

soft, gentle, weak

milya (1) adj. "soft, gentle, weak" (VT45:34)

mussë

soft

mussë adj. "soft" (VT:39:17), also used as a noun (perhaps primarily in the pl. form mussi) with the same meaning as mussë tengwi, see below. (VT39:17)

mussë

adjective. soft

Variations

• musse ✧ VT39/17

milyar

noun. soft

soft [sonants]

miquelis

soft, sweet kiss

miquelis (miquelis(s)-) noun "soft, sweet kiss" (PE16:96)

tampo

well

tampo noun "well" (QL:93)

ehtelu-

verb. well, bubble out

tampo

noun. well

Derivations

• √TAM “construct, construct; [ᴹ√] knock, [ᴱ√] beat; smelt, forge”

mae

adverb. well

mae

adverb. well

adv. well. Ai na vedui Dúnadan. Mae g'ovannen. 'Ah! At last, Dúnadan ! Well met !'.

mae

well

_ adv. _well. >> mael

mae

adverb/adjective. well; excellent, admirable

Cognates

• Q. mai “well, well; [ᴱQ.] too much” ✧ PE17/162
• Q. mai- “excellent, admirable, excellent, admirable; *well, happily” ✧ PE17/163; PE17/172

Derivations

• ✶mai “well” ✧ PE17/016; PE17/017
  • √MAY “excellent, admirable, beautiful; make [art]; suitable, useful, proper, serviceable; right”
• √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state, good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state; [ᴹ√] use, handle” ✧ PE17/162
• √MAY “excellent, admirable, beautiful; make [art]; suitable, useful, proper, serviceable; right” ✧ PE17/163

Element in

• ᴺS. maedol “welcome”
• S. mae govannen “well met” ✧ Let/308; LotR/0209; PE17/016; PE17/017; PE17/157; PE17/158

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶măgē > maʒĕ > mae	[magē] > [mage] > [maɣe] > [mae]	✧ PE17/016
✶mai > mae	[mai] > [mae]	✧ PE17/017

Variations

• Mae ✧ Let/308; LotR/0209; PE17/017
• mae- ✧ PE17/163

mael

adjective. well

_ adj. _well. adjective << adverb. >> mae

mael

adjective. well

Derivations

• √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state, good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state; [ᴹ√] use, handle” ✧ PE17/162

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√MAGA > mael	[magla] > [maɣla] > [maila] > [mail] > [mael]	✧ PE17/162

al-

well

pref. #well. Q. al(a)-. . This gloss was rejected.

mae

soft

mae (lenited vae; no distinct pl. form). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” moe. Note: a homophone is the adverb mae = ”well”.

mae

soft

(lenited vae; no distinct pl. form). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” moe. Note: a homophone is the adverb mae = ”well”.

mae

well

(adverb) mae (lenited vae).

mae

well

(lenited vae).

mae

adjective. soft, pliant

Element in

• ᴺS. maeas “dough”

eithel

well

(= source) eithel (spring, issue of water), pl. eithil

eithel

well

(spring, issue of water), pl. eithil

mai

adverb. well

Derivations

• √MAY “excellent, admirable, beautiful; make [art]; suitable, useful, proper, serviceable; right”

Derivatives

• S. mae “well; excellent, admirable” ✧ PE17/016; PE17/017

Variations

• măgē ✧ PE17/016

mai

adverb. well

Element in

• N. mai govannen “well met” ✧ RS/194

moe

adjective. soft

moe

adjective. soft, pliant

Cognates

• ᴹQ. maksa “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG

Derivations

• On. maiga “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
  • ᴹ✶mazgā “soft, pliant” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
  • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ Ety/MASAG; EtyAC/MASAG
    • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead”
  • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead” ✧ EtyAC/MAS
  • ᴹ√MASAG “knead, make soft by rubbing, kneading” ✧ EtyAC/MASAG
  • ᴹ√M(B)AS “knead”

Element in

• N. moeas “dough” ✧ Ety/MASAG

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. maiga > moe	[maiga] > [maiɣa] > [maiɣ] > [mai] > [moe]	✧ Ety/MASAG