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1 CONTINUOUS
vórëa (enduring, repeated), also vórima; CONTINUOUS REPETITION vorongandelë ("vorogandele" in the published Etymologies is a misreading; see VT45:7) (harping on one tune) –VT45:7, LIN1 -
2 REPETITION
– continuous repetition: vorongandelë ("vorogandele" in the published Etymologies is a misreading; see VT45:7) (harping on one tune) –LIN1 -
3 ENDURANCE
voronwië (lasting quality); ENDURING voronwa (long-lasting), vórëa (continuous, lasting), vórima (continuous, repeated) –BORÓN, VT45:7 -
4 HARP
(vb) nanda-; HARP (noun) nandë; LITTLE HARP nandellë; HARPING (noun, not adjectival participle) nandelë; HARPER nandaro, HARP-PLAYER tyalangan. (In Etym, all but the last of these words are spelt with initial ñ, that is, ng. Initial ng had become n in Third Age Quenya, and I follow the system of LotR and transcribe it accordingly. But if these words are written in Tengwar, the initial n should be transcribed with the letter noldo, not númen.) HARP-PLAYING salmë. HARPING ON ONE TUNE vorongandelë ("vorogandele" in the published Etymologies is a misreading; see VT45:7) (continuous repetition) –NGAN, TYAL; cf. LotR:1157, LT1:265, LIN1 -
5 LASTING
vórë (adj.?), also vórëa (continuous, enduring); LASTING QUALITY voronwië (endurance) –VT45:7, BORÓN -
6 REPEAT
tatya- (double); REPEATED vórima (changed by Tolkien from vorima) (continual), vórëa (enduring, continuous) –TATA, BOR, VT45:7 -
7 TUNE
lindë (air, song, singing); HARPING ON ONE TUNE vorongandelë ("vorogandele" in the published Etymologies is a misreading; see VT45:7) (continuous repetition) –LIN2
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