riel

garlanded maiden

riel (*riell-) noun "garlanded maiden" (SA:kal-), full form riellë noun "a maiden crowned with a festival garland" _(PM:347). _In Altariel, Altariellë. Compare rië.

rië

garland

rië noun "garland", also apparently riendë (PE17:182).

rië

noun. garland, [ᴹQ.] crown, [Q.] garland

Derivations

• √RIG “wreathe, twine, wind about; wreath, garland, crown” ✧ PE17/182

Element in

• Q. Culúrien “*Golden Garland”
• Q. riel(lë) “garlanded maiden, maiden crowned with a festive garland”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√RIG > rië	[rige] > [riɣe] > [rie]	✧ PE17/182

Variations

• rië ✧ PE17/182
• riende ✧ PE17/182

riel(lë)

noun. garlanded maiden, maiden crowned with a festive garland

A word meaning “a maiden crowned with a festive garland” (PM/347), a feminine agental form of ría or rië “garland” (NM/353; PM/347; PE17/182). Most notably it is an element in the Quenya name of Galadriel: Altáriel.

Derivations

• √RIG “wreathe, twine, wind about; wreath, garland, crown” ✧ PM/347; SA/kal

Element in

• Q. Altáriel “Galadriel” ✧ SA/kal
• Q. Naltariel “Galadriel” ✧ PM/347

Elements

Word	Gloss
rië	“garland, [ᴹQ.] crown, [Q.] garland”
-llë	“feminine agent”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√RIG > riellë	[rigelle] > [riɣelle] > [rielle]	✧ PM/347
√rig- > riel	[rigel] > [riɣel] > [riel]	✧ SA/kal

Variations

• riellë ✧ PM/347
• riel ✧ SA/kal

aranel

princess

aranel noun "princess" (likely *aranell-) (UT:434)

aranel

noun. princess

Elements

Word	Gloss
aran	“king”
-iel	“-daughter; feminine suffix”

Variations

• Aranel ✧ UT/209; UTI/Emerwen

riendë

noun. garland

riel

princess

#riel (garlanded maiden), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl), coll. pl. riellath. Isolated from the name Galadriel.

riel

princess

(garlanded maiden), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl), coll. pl. riellath. Isolated from the name Galadriel.

riel

garlanded maiden

(princess), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl). Isolated from the name Galadriel.

riel

garlanded maiden

#riel (princess), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl). Isolated from the name Galadriel.

riel

garlanded maiden

#riel (princess), pl. ?rîl (idh rîl). Isolated from the name Galadriel. The final element -wen in names means ”girl, maiden, virgin”.

rî

garland

rî (construct ri) (wreath, crown), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rî);

rî

garland

(construct ri) (wreath, crown), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rî);