Q. Mettarë pn. “last day of the year, *(lit.) end-day”

Q. Mettarë, pn. “last day of the year, *(lit.) end-day”

The last day of the year in the calendar of Imladris and the Steward’s Reckoning (LotR/1108-9), a compound of metta “ending” and ré “day”.

Conceptual Development: In drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices from the 1940s, the last day of the year was first given as ᴹQ. Qantarie “Day of Completion, Oldyear’s Day” (PM/127), where its first element was ᴹQ. qanta “full”. Later in the drafts it was given as ᴹQ. Mettare “Year’s end” (PM/134).

References ✧ LotR/1108-1109

Glosses

Elements

metta “ending, end”
ré “day (period from sunset to sunset)”

ᴹQ. Mettare pn. “Year’s end”

See Q. Mettarë for discussion.

Reference ✧ PM/134 ✧ Mettarë “Year’s end”

Elements

metta “ending, end”
are “day”

ᴹQ. Qantarie pn. “Day of Completion, Oldyear’s Day”

See Q. Mettarë for discussion.

Reference ✧ PM/127 ✧ Quantarië “Day of Completion, Oldyear’s Day”

Elements

qanta “full”
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