minuial was the Sindarin name for the twilight of dawn, when the stars faded; an important time for the Elves. The twilight of dusk they named aduial.[1]
Etymology
As Paul Strack explains, minuial is composed of min ("one") + uial ("twilight, evendim").[2]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars", p. 1111
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. minuial n.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 31 December 2023