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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 5:50 pm
Post subject: Meaning of the suffix "we"?
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Hi,
I could almost not believe it when I looked this up in the appendix
and found nothing! It is used quite often:
Finwe, Curufinwe, Olwe, Elwe, Manwe, etc.
What does it mean?? 
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:15 pm
Post subject: Re: Meaning of the suffix "we"? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <b2e78b75.0404011450.5971d689.DeleteThis@posting.google.com>,
adomplayer.DeleteThis@yahoo.com says...
> Hi,
>
> I could almost not believe it when I looked this up in the appendix
> and found nothing! It is used quite often:
> Finwe, Curufinwe, Olwe, Elwe, Manwe, etc.
> What does it mean??
>
> Trishia the Tolkien Newbie
Person, man.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:33 pm
Post subject: Re: Meaning of the suffix "we"? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Tar-Elenion <tar_elenion DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<MPG.1ad64288d09a47bd9896bb DeleteThis @news.comcast.giganews.com>...
> In article <b2e78b75.0404011450.5971d689 DeleteThis @posting.google.com>,
> adomplayer DeleteThis @yahoo.com says...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I could almost not believe it when I looked this up in the appendix
> > and found nothing! It is used quite often:
> > Finwe, Curufinwe, Olwe, Elwe, Manwe, etc.
> > What does it mean??
> >
> > Trishia the Tolkien Newbie
>
> Person, man.
Hmm weird... so does that mean Finwe is "person with hair" or "hair
person" ?? And Curufinwe would be "skilled person with hair"? I
don't get it.. heh  what's with the Noldor and hair... Finwe,
Fingolfin, Finarfin, Finrod, Fingon, Curufinwe, Curufin... is it some
kind of subtle joke? heh
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 2:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Meaning of the suffix "we"? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <b2e78b75.0404031033.394e5f10.RemoveThis@posting.google.com>,
adomplayer.RemoveThis@yahoo.com says...
> Tar-Elenion <tar_elenion.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<MPG.1ad64288d09a47bd9896bb.RemoveThis@news.comcast.giganews.com>...
> > In article <b2e78b75.0404011450.5971d689.RemoveThis@posting.google.com>,
> > adomplayer.RemoveThis@yahoo.com says...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I could almost not believe it when I looked this up in the appendix
> > > and found nothing! It is used quite often:
> > > Finwe, Curufinwe, Olwe, Elwe, Manwe, etc.
> > > What does it mean??
> > >
> > > Trishia the Tolkien Newbie
> >
> > Person, man.
>
> Hmm weird... so does that mean Finwe is "person with hair" or "hair
> person" ?? And Curufinwe would be "skilled person with hair"? I
> don't get it.. heh what's with the Noldor and hair... Finwe,
> Fingolfin, Finarfin, Finrod, Fingon, Curufinwe, Curufin... is it some
> kind of subtle joke? heh
>
There were two different roots that _fin_ developed from: _spin_ meaning
'hair' or 'tress', and _phin_ meaning 'skill' or 'nimbleness'.
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