fimbrethil

noun. slim birch

fim (“slim, slender”) + brethil (“birch”) David Salo supposed that v was probably liable to revert to b after a nasal, just like dh and mh, Tolklang message 19.31.

fimbrethil

noun. 'slender princess'

n. Bot. 'slender princess', silver birch. Fuller form of brethil. >> brethil, nimbrethil

fimbrethil

noun. 'slender princess'

prop. n. 'slender princess'.

fimbrethil

feminine name. Wandlimb, (lit.) Slender-beech

An Ent-wife, beloved of Treebeard, whose name was glossed “Wandlimb” (LotR/475), though Tolkien stated that this was not a translation (RC/764). The proper translation of the name is “Slender-beech” (LotR/1131) or “Slim-birch” (RC/386), a combination of fim “slender” and brethil “silver-birch” (PE17/82; SA/brethil), though Tolkien said the second element could also be interpreted as brethil “princess” (PE17/23, 82).

Elements

Word	Gloss
fim	“slender, slim”
brethil	“silver birch, silver-birch; [N.] beech”

Variations

• fimbrethil ✧ PE17/023; PE17/082

fimbrethil

Fimbrethil

The Sindarin name Fimbrethil consists of the words fim and brethil. Different translations given by J.R.R. Tolkien were: "slender-beech", "slim-birch", and "slender princess".