mirion

noun. great jewel, Silmaril

mirion

proper name. Silmaril

A Noldorin name for the Silmarils appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/MIR), some kind of elaboration on mîr “jewel”.

mîr

noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure

silevril

proper name. Silmaril

Noldorin term for a Silmaril appearing in Silmarillion drafts and The Etymologies from the 1930s (LR/202; Ety/MIR, RIL, SIL). It is a combination of silef “silver, shining white” and the root ᴹ√RIL “glitter”.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the Gnomish equivalent of Silmaril was Silubrilt (GL/67), a combination of Sil “Moon” and brithla “pearl” (LT1A/Silmarilli).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Silmaril ✧ Ety/MIR; Ety/RIL; Ety/SIL; LRI/Silmaril

Derivations

• ᴹ✶silimarille ✧ Ety/RIL

Element in

• N. Pennas Silevril “History of the Silmarils” ✧ LR/202; LR/202

Elements

Word	Gloss
silef	“silver, shining white”
RIL	“glitter”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶silima-rille > Silevril	[?]	✧ Ety/RIL