or

[edit] Quenya

or means "above" in Quenya.^[1]

In Quenya, it is also a prefix of words, such as ortil (cf. oro-).^[source?]

[edit] Examples

• (Quenya) "...i Eru i or ilyë mahalmar eä tennoio" ("the One who is above all thrones for ever")^[1]

[edit] Noldorin

or is a Noldorin word meaning "above".^[2]

[edit] Etymology

• Root ORO^[2]

[edit] See also

• oro-
• erin
• ortil

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies" p. 379