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Gloss of the hour

vinyarion

masculine name. *New Son

Elements

WordGloss
vinya“young, new”
-ion“-son, masculine patronymic”
Quenya [LotRI/Hyarmendacil II; PMI/Vinyarion] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Phrase of the day

   

él síla lúmena vomentienguo

A star shines upon the hour of the meeting of our ways.

Telerin [WJ/407]

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