nimbrethil

noun. 'white princess'

n. Bot. 'white princess', silver birch. Fuller form of brethil. >> brethil, fimbrethil

nimbrethil

noun. 'White Princess'

prop.n. 'White Princess'. >> brethil II, nim

nimbrethil

noun. 'Silver Birches'

prop.n. 'Silver Birches'. >> brethil I, nim

nimbrethil

place name. Silver-birches

A region of birches in Arvernien (LotR/233), translated “Silver birches” (PE17/19) or “White-birches” (RC/214). This name is a combination of nim “white” and brethil “silver-birch” (PE17/19; SA/nim, brethil), though Tolkien said the second element could also be interpreted as brethil “princess” (PE17/19, 23).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name also appeared as N. Nimbrethil (TI/99).

Elements

Word	Gloss
nim	“white”
brethil	“silver birch, silver-birch; [N.] beech”

Variations

• nimbrethil ✧ PE17/023

nimbrethil

Nimbrethil

Nimbrethil is Sindarin, composed of the words nim and brethil. Nimbrethil is translated to "silver birches", and can also mean "white princess".

nimbrethil

place name. Nimbrethil

Elements

Word	Gloss
nimp	“pale”
brethil	“beech”