Qenya
ríma
noun. edge, hem, border
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
ríma
noun. edge, hem, border
A word appearing as ᴹQ. ríma “edge, hem, border” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√RĪ (Ety/RĪ). In their Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies, Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne indicated Tolkien considered changing the root: “Alter to SRI-” (EtyAC/RĪ).
Neo-Quenya: Based on the revision of the root, I would adapt this word as ᴺQ. hríma “edge, hem, border” to minimize conflict with other Quenya ríma words and to allow retention of N. rhîf “brink, brim”.
Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. rimbe “edge, lip, brim” and ᴱQ. rīmen “border, shore”, both under the root ᴱ√RIMI (QL/80).