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[edit | edit source]

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

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Telerin[edit | edit source]

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

Etymology[edit | edit source]

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

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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