Q. andavë adv. “long, at great length” (Category: Long)
An adverbial form of anda from the phrase andavë laituvalmet “long we will praise them” (LotR/953; Let/448). In notes on Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings (WPP) from the late 1950s or early 1960s, Tolkien gave andave the more precise translation “at great length” (PE17/102).
Conceptual Development: ᴹQ. andave already had this form in Lord of the Rings drafts of the 1940s (SD/47).
References ✧ Let/448; LotR/953; PE17/102; SD/47
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Elements
| anda | “long, far” |
| -vë | “abstract noun, adverb” |
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