Q. mitta prep. and adv. “between” (Category: Between)
A derivative of √MI “in” with various meanings throughout Tolkien’s life. It seems to mean “in” within the name Mittalmar “Inlands” from the mid-1960s. In Quenya prayers of the 1950s, it was briefly used for “among” before being revised to mika (VT43/27-28), and was glossed “between” in accompanying etymological notes (VT43/30). In The Etymologies of the 1930s, ᴹQ. mitta or minta was glossed “inwards, [?]into” [the second gloss is difficult to read] under the root ᴹ√MI “inside” (EtyAC/MI). In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s ,ᴱQ. mitta was glossed “in, into, inwards” under the early root ᴱ√MĪ² (QL/61).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would use mitta as a preposition or adverb meaning “inwards, into”, and would assume the 1950s meaning “between” was transient and abandoned.
Reference ✧ VT43/30 ✧ mitta- “between”
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| √mi > mitta- | [mitta] | ✧ VT43/30 |
ᴹQ. mitta prep. and adv. “inwards, (?into)” (Category: In, Inside)
References ✧ EtyAC/MI
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| ᴹ√MI > mitta | [mitta] | ✧ EtyAC/MI |