All 13 Uses of
wane
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- So it was that when summer waned, there came a night of moon, and Gwaihir the Windlord, swiftest of the Great Eagles, came unlooked-for to Orthanc; and he found me standing on the pinnacle.†
Chpt 2.2
- Only the waning might of Gondor stands now between him and a march in power along the coasts into the North; and if he comes, assailing the White Towers and the Havens, hereafter the Elves may have no escape from the lengthening shadows of Middle-earth.†
Chpt 2.2
- Gondor wanes, you say.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- But autumn was waning fast; slowly the golden light faded to pale silver, and the lingering leaves fell from the naked trees.†
Chpt 2.3
- Every night, as the Moon waned again, it shone brighter and brighter.†
Chpt 2.3
- Chapter 4 A Journey in the Dark It was evening, and the grey light was again waning fast, when they halted for the night.†
Chpt 2.4
- The night was old, and westward the waning moon was setting. gleaming fitfully through the breaking clouds.†
Chpt 2.4
- Turning quickly they saw ripples, black-edged with shadow in the waning light: great rings were widening outwards from a point far out in the lake.†
Chpt 2.4
- 'It was not the fault of the Dwarves that the friendship waned,' said Gimli.†
Chpt 2.4
- There were many clear stars, but the fast-waning moon would not be seen till late.†
Chpt 2.6
- But lore wanes in Gondor, Boromir, if in the city of those who once were wise they now speak evil of Lothlorien.†
Chpt 2.6
- You'll remember, Mr. Frodo, the Moon was waning as we lay on the flet up in that tree: a week from the full, I reckon.†
Chpt 2.9
- The old moon passed, and a new moon waxed and waned in the world outside, while we tarried there.†
Chpt 2.9
Definition:
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(wane) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) -- especially the part of the moon that is visible