Otsola
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otsola is a Qenya name for the "week". J.R.R. Tolkien envisioned this Elvish week as having seven days, like our own, and provided the names of the weekdays in Qenya.[1]
Qenya | Dedication | Translation |
---|---|---|
Poldórien | Poldor ("strength"); Poldórëa being an early epithet of Tulkas | "Sunday" |
Múrien (replaced earlier Olórien) | Sleep or dreams | "Monday" |
Fuinen | Death or sorrow, Fui being an early name of Nienna | "Tuesday" |
Taimoinen | Taime ("sky"); Taimo being an early name of Manwe | "Wednesday" |
Falassien | The Sea, cf. Quenya falasse | "Thursday" |
Palúrien | The wide earth; Palúrien being also an early epithet of Yavanna | "Friday" |
Sainen | Sá ("fire") | "Saturday" |
Etymology
Otsola contains otso ("seven") and galā ("daytime") (cf. later Quenya cala). Its Gnomish translation is othlad, from odin ("seven"), and Tolkien derives it from Primitive Elvish *ot·g'lāta.[2]
Other versions of the legendarium
An early name for otsola is otsan.[3] Earlier Gnomish name is ochlad.[2]
In The Etymologies, Tolkien wrote about the five-day week called lemnar. In the background of The Lord of the Rings however the Elves use the six-day week called enquië in Quenya. The Men use a seven-day week,[4] but the Elvish term is not given.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Qenya and The Valmaric Script", in Parma Eldalamberon XIV (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 21
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 62
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Qenya and The Valmaric Script", in Parma Eldalamberon XIV (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 16
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"