Q. maina n. “thing of excellence, treasure” (Category: Treasure)
A noun for “a thing of excellence, a treasure”, equivalent to Old English máþum of similar meaning, appearing in Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) from 1959 and based on the root √MAY “excellent, admirable” (PE17/163). There was a faint letter written over the n, possibly k according to Christopher Gilson and thus indicating a revision to maika, but its Sindarin cognate S. maen “a treasure” was not altered.
Reference ✧ PE17/163 ✧ “a thing of excellence, a treasure, máþum”
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| √MAY > maina | [maina] | ✧ PE17/163 |