miruvor

noun. a special wine or cordial

A special Elvish drink of Rivendell (LotR/290), a loan word from Quenya (PE17/37). See the entry Q. miruvórë for further discussion.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s this word was G. mirofor “drink of the Gods” based on G. mîr “wine” (GL/57) along with an alternate form G. gurmir where the initial element was G. gûri “sweet” (GL/43).

Cognates

• Q. miruvórë “mead, nectar, special wine or cordial, drink of the Elves, (lit.) precious juice, mead, nectar, special wine or cordial, drink of the Elves, (lit.) precious juice, [ᴱQ.] sweet drink” ✧ PE17/037

Derivations

• Q. miruvórë “mead, nectar, special wine or cordial, drink of the Elves, (lit.) precious juice, mead, nectar, special wine or cordial, drink of the Elves, (lit.) precious juice, [ᴱQ.] sweet drink” ✧ PE17/037
  • ✶miru̯(a)-wōrĭ “precious juice” ✧ PE17/038
  • Val. mirubhōze “honey wine” ✧ PE17/038; WJ/399

Variations

• Miruvor ✧ LotRI/Miruvor

miruvor

S

_ n. _S. form taken by borrowed Q. word miruvóre (< MIR esteem, value). >> mîr