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Old Elvish

Old Elvish proper noun: the ancestor language of Elvish.

Proper noun

Old Elvish

  1. The ancestor language of Elvish.
    • Tolkien has even created an Old Elvish language, in which some of the verse that his characters recite is written.1983, The Current Digest of the Soviet Press, volume 35, numbers 14–26, American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, page 14
    • She closed her eyes and chanted in Old Elvish, the sounds harsh to the modern ear, but in Eorla’s voice, it sounded both soft and mournful.2010 January 26, Mark Del Franco, Unperfect Souls, Penguin, →ISBN, page 261

Questions about Old Elvish

What does Old Elvish mean?
Old Elvish means the ancestor language of Elvish.
What part of speech is Old Elvish?
Old Elvish is a proper noun.

Words near Old Elvish in the dictionary

  1. Old East Low Franconian
  2. Old East Norse
  3. Old East Slavic
  4. Old East Slavonic
  5. Old Egyptian
  6. Old Elvish
  7. Old English
  8. old English Carrier
  9. old English Carriers
  10. Old English Game
  11. Old English Sheepdog

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