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'''''riellë''''' or '''''riel''''' is a noun in [[Quenya]] meaning | '''''riellë''''' or '''''riel''''' is a noun in [[Quenya]] and [[Telerin]] meaning "a maiden crowned with a festival garland"<ref>{{HM|PM}} p.347</ref>, or more simply "garlanded maiden". Compare with ''[[rî]]'' in [[Sindarin]]. | ||
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* [[Míriel]] = "Maiden of the Jeweled Garland" | * [[Míriel]] = "Maiden of the Jeweled Garland" | ||
== | ==Etymology== | ||
Possible [[Primitive Elvish]] form *''rîgellê'' from the [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[RIG]]. | |||
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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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