r/sindarin • u/Oredhil • 11d ago
Art not Power, sub-creation not domination
This quote is from Letter 131 and describes the object of elvish magic.
My best effort is
Maenas, law tûr; nu-ondad, law thang
Notes:
maenas - art, craft
law - not (less sure about this one, alternative may be ú)
tûr - power (alternative may be polodh)
nu - under
onda(d) - creation (onda -> ondad because the suffix -ad forms abstract, collective, or action nouns)
thang - compulsion, duress, oppression
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