Mae govannen!

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anann

adverb. (for) long

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an“to, for, to, for; [N. and G.] of”
and“long”
Sindarin [Let/448; LotR/0953; PE17/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Phrase of the day

     

nai lye hiruva airea amanar!

The letter was discovered in an auction on July 10th, 2019. The letter contains an ancient Elvish translation of 'Merry Christmas'.

Quenya [Letter from Tolkien, Dec 18th 1963] by Aldaleon

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