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'''Ril''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning glitter as seen in the word [[Mithril]], which translates direcly into grey glitter
'''Ril''' is an [[Eldarin|Elvish]] word, meaning "glitter".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''ril''</ref> It occurs both in [[Sindarin]] and [[Quenya]], where it is a shortened form of ''rillë''.
 
==Examples==
* Quenya: [[Silmaril]]
* Sindarin: ''[[Mithril]]''
 
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 26 April 2014

Ril is an Elvish word, meaning "glitter".[1] It occurs both in Sindarin and Quenya, where it is a shortened form of rillë.

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References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", ril