Q. lár n. “league; †stop, pause” (Category: to Measure)
A Númenórean unit of measure that was translated as “league”, 5000 rangar in length or about 5277 yards, which is very close to an English league = 3 miles or 5280 yards (UT/279, 285). Its original meaning was “stop, pause” as this is the distance where forced marches usually stopped for a rest, and thus it was likely derived from the root ᴹ√DAR “stay, stop” (Ety/DAR).
References ✧ UT/279, 285; UTI
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