pen

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The name Pen refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Pen (disambiguation).

Quenya

pen is a Quenya word meaning "without, not having".[1]

Etymology

Cognates

See also

Telerin

pen in Telerin means "person" (as an impersonal pronoun).[2]

Etymology

The word is a descendant form of the Primitive Quendian form kwene > Common Eldarin kwēn, deriving from root KWENE.[2]

Cognates

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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), p. 171
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", p. 362
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