or prep. "over" (CO); in early "Qenya", this preposition was also defined as "on, upon" (LT1:256, MC:216). Prefixed or- is translated "up" in ortil, q.v.
Quenya
olla
over
or
over
Sindarin
or
over
(adjectival prefix) or- (above, high)
or
over
(above, high)
thar
over
(adverbial prefix) thar- (across, athwart, beyond)
thar
over
(across, athwart, beyond)
Primitive elvish
orlā
preposition. over
Derivatives
- Q. olla “over [beyond]” ✧ PE17/065
Variations
- or-lā ✧ PE17/065 (or-lā)
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Early Quenya
penwa
adjective. over, passed, past
Derivations
- ᴱ√PENE “*through” ✧ QL/073
Element in
- Eq. luina penwa “over, agone” ✧ QL/073
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√PENE > penwa [penwā] > [penwa] ✧ QL/073
olla prep "over" (= beyond, of things passed over, as in "I went over a river" or "they went over the hill") (PE17:65)