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Examples:
Examples:
* [[Altáriel]] = "Maiden of the Radiant Garland"
* [[Altáriel]] = "Maiden of the Radiant Garland"
* [[Míriel]] = "Maiden of the Jeweled Garland"
* [[Míriel Serindë|Míriel]] = "Maiden of the Jeweled Garland"


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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From ''[[ría]]/[[rie]]'' "garland" and ''[[elle]]''.
From ''[[ría]]/[[rie]]'' "garland" and ''[[elle]]''.
==Inflections==
{{qya-decl-e|riell}}
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Revision as of 12:06, 1 March 2010

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