Asëa

From Tolkien Gateway
Revision as of 22:31, 13 May 2011 by Morgan (talk | contribs) (rewrote intro section)

asëa is a Quenya word derived from the root ATH "ease, comfort, heal". asëa constitutes the first element of the plant name asëa aranion.[1]

Etymology

The word derives from *athea, stem as- and ending -ea; the PQ form was athajâ root *ATH.Template:Or

See also

Template:DEAFAULTSORT:asea

References

  1. 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. 100, 148