Q. enel prep. “in the middle, between” (Category: Between)
A word for “between” in the sense “in the middle” (VT47/11). More precisely it meant “at the central position in a row, list, series, etc. but also applied to the case of three persons” and that it “referred to the position of a thing between others of like kind”, as opposed to imbë used for “between” things of differing kinds. For non-sequential groups Tolkien said enel “was mainly used of persons; from it was derived the word enelmo: ‘a go-between, intervener, intermediary, mediator’ (VT47/14 note #17)”. It was related to the root √ENED “middle” via ancient D/L variations (VT47/31 note #45).
References ✧ VT47/11, 29, 31
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| †✶ened/enel > enel | [enel] | ✧ VT47/11 |
| √ened/enel > enel | [enel] | ✧ VT47/29 |