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'''Kibil-nâla''' was the [[Dwarvish]] name for the river that ran through [[Lórien]], known to the [[Elves]] as [[Celebrant]] and to [[Men]] as the [[Silverlode]]. It rose in | '''Kibil-nâla''' was the [[Dwarvish]] name for the river that ran through [[Lórien]], known to the [[Elves]] as [[Celebrant]] and to [[Men]] as the [[Silverlode]]. It rose in [[Mirrormere]]. | ||
[[Kibil]] is | ==Etymology== | ||
''[[Kibil]]'' is a word that the Dwarves used for silver, the metal rather than the color (see ''[[zirak]]''). The meaning of the [[Khuzdul]] word ''nâla'' is unknown, but [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] suggested that it might mean "course" or "path", a meaning it would share with Elvish rant. The river's name seems to come originally from the workings of the Dwarves: notes in ''[[The Treason of Isengard]]'' suggest that they discovered silver in the river. | |||
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Revision as of 10:38, 9 May 2008
Kibil-nâla was the Dwarvish name for the river that ran through Lórien, known to the Elves as Celebrant and to Men as the Silverlode. It rose in Mirrormere.
Etymology
Kibil is a word that the Dwarves used for silver, the metal rather than the color (see zirak). The meaning of the Khuzdul word nâla is unknown, but Tolkien suggested that it might mean "course" or "path", a meaning it would share with Elvish rant. The river's name seems to come originally from the workings of the Dwarves: notes in The Treason of Isengard suggest that they discovered silver in the river.
