PED

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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).

PED is a Common Eldarin root signifying "fall in steep slant, incline, slope, slant down".[1][2]

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In the Etymologies appears the Primitive Quendian root PEN, PÉNED. Among its derivatives are:[3]

  • Quenya: pende ("slope, downslope, declivity")
  • Noldorin: penn, pend; am-benn[4] ("uphill"); dadbenn ("downhill, inclined, prone (to do)"[4])

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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), pp. 171, 173 (root appearing as "√PED-")
  2. 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: B. Meanings and use of the various terms applied to the Elves and their varieties in Quenya, Telerin, and Sindarin", p. 375 (root appearing as "*PED")
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 380 (root appearing as "PEN-, PÉNED-")
  4. 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part Two" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 46, July 2004, p. 8