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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Possible [[Primitive Elvish]] form *''rîgellê'' from the [[root]] [[RIG]].
Possible [[Primitive Elvish]] form *''rîgellê'' from the [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[RIG]].


From ''[[ría]]/[[rie]]'' "garland" and ''[[elle]]''.
From ''[[ría]]/[[rie]]'' "garland" and ''[[elle]]''.
==Inflections==
{{qya-decl-e|riell}}
{{qya-decl-ll|rie}}


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* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]]
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]]
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]]
 
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[[Category:Quenya nouns]]
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Revision as of 09:09, 9 November 2012

riellë or riel is a noun in Quenya and Telerin meaning "a maiden crowned with a festival garland"[1], or more simply "garlanded maiden". Compare with in Sindarin.

Examples:

  • Altáriel = "Maiden of the Radiant Garland"
  • Míriel = "Maiden of the Jeweled Garland"

Etymology

Possible Primitive Elvish form *rîgellê from the Root RIG.

From ría/rie "garland" and elle.

References