lúmë

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lúmë is a Quenya word meaning "time, hour".[1]

Forms[edit | edit source]

  • lúmenna = "upon the time"[1]
  • lúmesse = "at the hour"[2]

Examples[edit | edit source]

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. 13
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, "'Words of Joy': Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya — Part One" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne, Arden R. Smith, and Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 43, January 2002, p. 34