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Fimbrethil

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Fimbrethil meaning "slim-birch"[1][2] was the Sindarin name of Wandlimb, Treebeard's long-lost entwife.

[edit] Etymology

Fimbrethil contains the word brethil "birch" and also the otherwise unattested *fim which has the meaning of "slim, slender".

References

  1. 1966 Index
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F