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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Possible [[Primitive Elvish]] form *''rîgellê'' from the [[ | Possible [[Primitive Elvish]] form *''rîgellê'' from the [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[RIG]]. | ||
From ''[[ría]]/[[rie]]'' "garland" and ''[[elle]]''. | From ''[[ría]]/[[rie]]'' "garland" and ''[[elle]]''. | ||
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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 | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Fauskanger]] | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rielle}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Rielle}} | ||
[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Telerin nouns]] | [[Category:Telerin nouns]] |
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 rî in Sindarin.
Examples:
Etymology
Possible Primitive Elvish form *rîgellê from the Root RIG.
From ría/rie "garland" and elle.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth p.347