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* [[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" | ||
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From ''[[ría]]/[[rie]]'' "garland" and ''[[elle]]''. | From ''[[ría]]/[[rie]]'' "garland" and ''[[elle]]''. | ||
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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 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