rî

rî is a Sindarin word meaning "wreath, garland".^[1]

[edit] Etymology

The word is a descendant form of Primitive Quendian rīgā, deriving from the Common Eldarin stem RIG ("twine, wreathe").^[1]

[edit] Examples

• Galadriel^[1]

[edit] Cognates

• Quenya/Telerin ría

[edit] See also

• Noldorin rhî ("crown")
• Quenya rië

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Shibboleth of Fëanor", p. 347