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1 BETWEEN
1) imbi (dual imbë). This is "between" referring to a gap, space, barrier, or anything intervening between two other things, like or unlike one another. The pluralized form imbi implies "among" of several things (ancalima imbi eleni "brightest among stars"); "in the sense 'among' before plurals [imbë] is usually pluralized > imbi even when a plural noun follows". As pointed out by Patrick Wynne, imbi may also be used in the sense of "between" before two singular nouns connected by "and" (as in the example imbi Menel Cemenyë "between heaven and earth"), whereas imbë is used before dual forms, as in the examples imbë siryat "between two rivers", imbë met "between us". Elided imb' is attested in the phrase imb' illi "among all". The form imbit is said to be a "dualized form" expressing "between two things" when "these are not named" (VT47:30), apparently implying that imbit by itself means *"between the two", with no noun following. 2) enel (used for "between" = "at the central position in a row, list, series, etc. but also applied to the case of three persons" [VT47:11]. This preposition refers to the position of a thing between others of the same kind). 3) mitta- (does the final hyphen suggest that the latter form is used as prefix, somewhat like *"inter-"?) –Nam/RGEO:67, VT47:11, 30; VT43:30 -
2 ORC
(goblin) urco (stem urcu-, pl. urqui) or orco (pl. orqui or orcor, in the former case probably with stem *orcu- throughout). LT1:264 has orc, but word-final rc does not occur in LotR-style Quenya. Here the gloss is "monster, demon". Cf. WJ:390: "In the lore of the Blessed Realm the Q urko naturally seldom occurs, except in tales of the ancient days and the March, and then is vague in meaning, referring to anything that caused fear to the Elves, any dubious shape or shadow, or prowling creature." –ÓROK, LT1:264, WJ:390 -
3 RING
\#corma (isolated from cormacolindor "Ring-bearers"). The title "Lord of the Rings" Tolkien translated as Heru i Million, with \#milli as the word for "rings" (singular *millë or less likely *mil with stem *mill-). The word *risil (quoted in archaic form rithil) appears in Rithil-Anamo or "Ring of Doom", the place where judgement was passed in Valinor; this would therefore be a "ring" on the ground. RING-DAY Cormarë (Yavannië 30th, a festival in honour of Frodo Baggins; this was his birthday). RING-WRAITHS Úlairi (Nazgûl) (pl; sg \#Úlairë? Note that Úlairi is not a literal translation of "ring-wraiths"; the prefix ú- may mean "un-" with evil connotation; the rest of the word is obscure. Lairë "summer" or "poem" can hardly have anything to do with \#lairi. The syllable úl- may also have something to do with the Black Speech word gûl, wraith, or else the meaning may be "unliving (= undead) ones", with the root LAY that is normally associated with greenness but also with life: *ú-lai-ri "un-live-ly ones") –LotR:989 cf. Letters:308, LotR.1146, WJ:401, Silm:362, 417
См. также в других словарях:
not anything like — not anything like/near/ phrase not at all or not nearly They didn’t get anything near the price they were asking. not anything like as...as: The exam wasn’t anything like as hard as I expected. Thesaurus: not at all … Useful english dictionary
not anything near — not anything like/near/ phrase not at all or not nearly They didn’t get anything near the price they were asking. not anything like as...as: The exam wasn’t anything like as hard as I expected. Thesaurus: not at all … Useful english dictionary
not anything like as good — not anything like as good, much, etc. idiom used to emphasize that sth is not as good, not enough, etc. • The book wasn t anything like as good as her first one. Main entry: ↑anythingidiom … Useful english dictionary
not anything like as much — not anything like as good, much, etc. idiom used to emphasize that sth is not as good, not enough, etc. • The book wasn t anything like as good as her first one. Main entry: ↑anythingidiom … Useful english dictionary
not...anything better — not...anything better/worse/ phrase used for saying that something is the best the worst thing you can think of It was wonderful to have a place of my own. I couldn’t have asked for anything better. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad… … Useful english dictionary
not...anything worse — not...anything better/worse/ phrase used for saying that something is the best the worst thing you can think of It was wonderful to have a place of my own. I couldn’t have asked for anything better. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad… … Useful english dictionary
not anything to write home about — nothing/not anything/to write home about phrase not very good The acting was very good but the music was nothing to write home about. Thesaurus: not very goodsynonym Main entry: write … Useful english dictionary
Anything — A ny*thing, adv. In any measure; anywise; at all. [1913 Webster] Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not . . . anything at all quailed. Robynson (More s Utopia). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anything\ like — • anything like • anywhere near adv Nearly. Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, often in the negative forms nothing like or nowhere near . It s not anything like as hot today as it was yesterday. Do you think that gold… … Словарь американских идиом
anything — an|y|thing [ eni,θıŋ ] pronoun *** 1. ) usually in negatives or questions used instead of something when saying or asking whether there is one thing or even a small amount of something: Do you know anything about baseball? He never does anything… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
anything */*/*/ — UK [ˈenɪˌθɪŋ] / US pronoun 1) [usually in negatives or questions] used instead of something when saying or asking whether there is one thing or even a small amount of something Do you know anything about cricket? He never does anything to help.… … English dictionary
