_n. _crystal (white). >> silivren
Quenya
imirë
noun. crystal
Sindarin
ivrin
place name. Ivrin
Element in
- S. Eithel Ivrin “Ivrin’s Well”
- S. Faelivrin “*Gleaming of Ivrin” ✧ S/210
- S. Ivriniel
silef
noun. crystal
ivrin
crystalline
no distinct pl. form.
iavren
adjective. fertile
Derivations
- ᴹ√YAB “fruit”
Element in
- ᴺS. aliavren “barren”
ivor
crystal
analogical pl. ivyr;
Noldorin
ivrin
place name. Ivrin
Element in
- N. Ivrineithil “Ivrin’s Well”
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Gnomish
ivrin
adjective. fertile
An adjective appearing as G. ivrin “fertile” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s related to G. gav- “produce, bear fruit” (GL/52), derived from the early root ᴱ√ẎAVA (QL/105).
Neo-Sindarin: I would update this word to ᴺS. iavren “fertile” based on the later form of the root ᴹ√YAB (Ety/YAB). Based on its etymology, I would apply this word to both fertile fields as well as fertile people.
Derivations
- ᴱ√ẎAVA “*fruit”
Element in
glint
noun. crystal
Derivations
- ᴱ√GILI “*shine (pale)”
Element in
- G. Crosailin(t) “Crystal Globe” ✧ GL/27; GL/39
- G. Glincrost ✧ GL/39
- G. Glinthos ✧ GL/39; LT1A/Ilinsor
sincli
noun. crystal
Cognates
- Eq. sintl “crystal”
Element in
- G. Crosincli “Crystal Globe”
Early Noldorin
ivrin
place name. Ivrin
Early Quenya
sintl
noun. crystal
Cognates
- G. sincli “crystal”
Derivations
- ᴱ√SṆTYṆ “twinkle” ✧ QL/085
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SṆT͡YṆ > sintl [sṇtʲl] > [sintʲl] > [sintḷ] ✧ QL/085
Location with a lake and falls (S/129, 139), the meaning of this name is unclear.
Conceptual Development: The name ᴱN. Ivrin first appeared in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s (LB/60), and N. Ivrin also appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/29, LR/260), but there are no clear explanations of its name, or even of the location itself other than its associated lake and falls. In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, there is an adjective G. ivrin “fertile” (GL/52), but it seems unlikely that it is related. Didier Willis suggested it might mean “✱of crystal, crystalline” based on the description of the lake (HSD/ivrin).