Early Quenya
maiwe
feminine name. Maiwe
Derivations
- ᴱ√MAẎA “*excessive” ✧ QL/060
Elements
Word Gloss -we
máwe
noun. gull, seamew
Changes
maiwe→ waiwe ✧ PE16/138Derivations
- ᴱ√MAWA “‽cry, bleat” ✧ QL/060
Element in
- Eq. ve maiwin qaine “like gulls wailing” ✧ MC/213
Variations
- vaiya ✧ PE16/138
- waiwe ✧ PE16/138
- maiwe ✧ PE16/138 (
maiwe)- māwe ✧ PME/060; QL/060
Another name for Vána in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s, derived from the root ᴱ√MAẎA (QL/60). Its meaning is unclear, but may be similar to Maiwendi.