n. brilliance, esp. used of white radiation. >> mithril
Primitive elvish
ril
root. brilliant (light), brilliance, brilliant (light), brilliance, [ᴹ√] glitter
sīru
noun. stream
Sindarin
ril
brilliance
rill
brilliance
(construct ril) (flame, glittering reflected light), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).
rill
glittering (reflected) light
rill (construct ril) (brilliance, flame), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).
rill
glittering (reflected) light
rill (construct ril) (brilliance, flame), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).
rill
glittering (reflected) light
_ rill (construct ril) (brilliance, flame), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).
rill
light
(construct ril) (brilliance, flame), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).
rill
reflected
(construct ril) (brilliance, flame), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).
aglar
brilliance
n. brilliance, glory. Q. alkar. o menel aglar elenath ! lit. 'from Firmament glory of the stars !'. aglar an|i Pheriannath 'glory to all the Halflings'.
celair
adjective. brilliant
fael
noun. gleaming brilliance (of the sun)
sîr
rill (river)
sîr (i hîr, o sîr), in compounds -hir or -hír; no distinct pl. form except with article (i sîr), coll. pl. siriath. Note: sîr is also the adverb ”today”.
sîr
rill
(i hîr, o sîr), in compounds -hir or -hír; no distinct pl. form except with article (i sîr), coll. pl. siriath. Note: sîr is also the adverb ”today”.
aglar
brilliance
1) aglar (glitter, glory), pl. eglair if there is a pl. 2) galad (i ngalad = i ñalad), (bright light, sunlight, brilliance, radiance, glittering reflection), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid), 3) rill (construct ril) (flame, glittering reflected light), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).
galad
brilliance
(i ngalad = i ñalad), (bright light, sunlight, brilliance, radiance, glittering reflection), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid)
celair
brilliant
celair (lenited gelair; no distinct pl. form)
aglar
brilliance
(glitter, glory), pl. eglair if there is a pl.
celair
brilliant
(lenited gelair; no distinct pl. form)
fael
gleaming brilliance
. No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "fair-minded, generous, just".
lach
flame
(noun) 1) lach (leaping flame), pl. laich; 2) naur (in compounds nar-, -nor) (fire, sun), pl. noer, coll. pl. norath, 3) rill (construct ril) (brilliance, glittering reflected light), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).
lach
flame
(leaping flame), pl. laich; 2) naur (in compounds nar-, -nor) (fire, sun), pl. noer, coll. pl. norath, 3) rill (construct ril) (brilliance, glittering reflected light), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).
aglar
glitter
aglar (brilliance, glory), pl. eglair if there is a pl.
galad
glittering reflection
galad (i ngalad = i ñalad), (bright light, sunlight, brilliance, radiance), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid).
aglar
glitter
(brilliance, glory), pl. eglair if there is a pl.
galad
glittering reflection
(i ngalad = i ñalad), (bright light, sunlight, brilliance, radiance), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid).
celeth
stream
(noun) 1) celeth (i geleth, o cheleth), pl. celith (i chelith), 2) sirith (i hirith, o sirith) (flowing), no distinct pl. except with article (i sirith), 3) nên (water, lake, pool, waterland), construct nen, pl. nîn, 4) rant (watercourse, water-channel, lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath.
gael
glittering
(adj.) gael (pale), lenited ael; no distinct pl. form.
lacha
flame
(verb) *lacha- (i lacha, i lachar). Only the imperative form lacho is attested.
lisc
reed
lisc, no distinct pl. form.
ross
glitter
†ross (polished metal), pl. ryss (idh ryss). Note: homophones mean ”reddish, russet, copper-coloured, red-haired” and also ”spray, foam, rain, dew”.
lach
noun. (leaping) flame
lacha-
verb. to flame
lacho
verb. flame!
lisg
noun. reed, reed, [G.] sedge
A word appearing as an element in the name Lisgardh “Land of Reeds” (UT/34).
Conceptual Development: An earlier version of this name was G. Arlisgion or Garlisgion “Place of Reeds” (LT2/153; GL/67), which contained G. lisg or lisc “reed, sedge” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/54). This became ᴱN. lhesg “sedge” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/148).
naur
noun. flame
naur
noun. fire
sîr
stream
_ n. _stream. >> Nanduhirion
celeth
stream
(i geleth, o cheleth), pl. celith (i chelith)
gael
glittering
(pale), lenited ’ael; no distinct pl. form.
lacha
flame
(i lacha, i lachar). Only the imperative form lacho is attested.
lachenn
flame-eyed
pl. lachinn *(WJ:384, there cited in archaic form lachend)*.
lisc
reed
no distinct pl. form.****
nên
stream
(water, lake, pool, waterland), construct nen, pl. nîn
rant
stream
(watercourse, water-channel, lode, vein), pl. raint (idh raint), coll. pl. rannath.
ross
glitter
(polished metal), pl. ryss (idh ryss). Note: homophones mean ”reddish, russet, copper-coloured, red-haired” and also ”spray, foam, rain, dew”.
ruin
red flame
(no distinct pl. form except with article: idh ruin) (blazing fire). Also used as an adj. ”fiery red, burning”. (Silm app, entry ruin; PM:366)
silivren
glittering white
(lenited hilivren; pl. silivrin).
sirith
stream
(i hirith, o sirith) (flowing), no distinct pl. except with article (i sirith)
Quenya
rillë
brilliance
rillë noun "brilliance" (both the word and the gloss are uncertain, VT46:11)
rilma
glittering light
rilma noun "glittering light" (RIL)
rilya
glittering
rilya adj.? noun? "glittering" (RIL; in the printed Etymologies the word is also glossed "brilliance", but according to VT46:11 this gloss does not properly apply to this word)
mirilya-
glitter
mirilya- vb. "glitter" (MBIRIL)
alca-
verb. glitter
glitter
celu
stream
celu _("k")_noun "stream" (LT1:257; rather celumë in LotR-style Quenya)
celumë
stream, flow
celumë ("k")noun "stream, flow" (KEL, LT1:257); locative pl. celumessen ("k") in Markirya (ëar-celumessen is translated "in the flowing sea", lit. *"in sea-streams").
fen
reed
fen (feng-) noun "reed" (QL:38, stem feng- also in GL:34).
liscë
reed, sedge
liscë _("k")_noun "reed, sedge" (LT2:335)
nár
flame
nár noun "flame", also nárë (NAR1).Translated "fire" in some names, see Aicanár(o), Fëanáro (where nár apparently has the masculine ending -o added to it). According to PE17:183, nár- is "fire as an element" (a concrete fire or blaze is rather called a ruinë).
nárë
flame
nárë, also short nár, noun "flame" (NAR1, Narqelion). Translated "fire" in some names, see Aicanáro, Fëanáro (where nár apparently has the masculine ending -o, though in the latter name it may also be the genitive ending since Fëa-náro** is translated "Spirit of Fire"). At one point, Tolkien mentioned "nār-" as the word for "fire (as an element)" (PE17:183). Cf. ruinë** as the word for "a fire" (a concrete instance of fire) in the same source.
velca
flame
velca ("k") noun "flame" (LT1:260; nár, nárë would be the normal word in Tolkien's later Quenya)
Noldorin
aglaur, aglor
adjective. brilliant
brilliant, glorious
aklōra
adjective. brilliant
ON. brilliant, glorious
celeth
noun. stream, *brook, rill, runlet; (lit.) a flowing
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “stream” appearing in a marginal note next to the root ᴹ√KEL “go, run (especially of water), flow away downhill” (Ety/KEL; EtyAC/KEL). It might be used for any small flow of water like brook, rill, or runlet; its literal meaning is probably “✱flowing”.
klōra
adjective. brilliant
ON. brilliant
celeir
adjective. brilliant
celeir
adjective. brilliant
cûl
noun. flame
A word for “flame” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KUL “golden-red”, but this word was deleted (EtyAC/KUL).
lhach
noun. (leaping) flame
naur
noun. flame
naur
noun. fire
naur
noun. flame
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!
Middle Primitive Elvish
ril
root. glitter
kalaryā
adjective. brilliant
lisge
noun. reed
rin
root. *circle
This root first appeared as unglossed ᴱ√RINI in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives like ᴱQ. rin (rind-) “year, circle” and ᴱQ. rinko “disc, orb, circle” (QL/80). It also had derivatives in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon such as G. rin- “revolve, return, come back; do again” and G. rinc “circular; disc, rondure” (GL/65), but also strengthened forms like G. †drinn “ring, disc” and G. drintha- “to turn (tr.), twist” (GL/30). The root reappeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like ᴹQ. rinda/N. rhenn “circular” and ᴹQ. rinde/N. rhinn “circle” (Ety/RIN).
Qenya
rilma
noun. glittering light
rilya
adjective. glittering
rille Speculative
noun. brilliance
kulo
noun. flame
A word for “flame” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KUL “golden-red”, but this word was deleted (EtyAC/KUL).
liske
noun. reed, reed, [ᴱQ.] sedge
A word mentioned in the Outline of Phonetic Development (OP1) of the 1930s, with the gloss “reed” and derived from primitive ᴹ✶lisge (PE19/51).
Conceptual Development: The word/root ᴱQ. LISKE “sedge, reeds” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/55). In the contemporaneous Name-list to the Fall of Gondolin, [ᴱQ.] liske was given as a cognate to G. lisg “reed” (PE15/28).
nár(e)
noun. flame
rí
noun. reed, grass-stem
A word appearing in the Declension of Nouns (DN) of the early 1930s glossed “grass-stem, reed” and derived from the root ᴹ√RĪI̯ as an example of a monosyllabic vocalic noun (PE21/38). In drafts of this section it was glossed only “reed” (PE21/41 note #147).
Early Primitive Elvish
rili Speculative
root. *circle, ring
rini
root. *circle
English
Dimrill Dale
Dimrill Dale
The name Dimrill means "overshadowed rills" referring to the rills that ran down the mountain-side.
Gnomish
celu
noun. rill, stream, runlet
celwin
noun. rill, stream, runlet
blenc
adjective. brilliant
galwen
noun. brilliance
cantha
noun. flame
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “flame” (GL/25), probably based on the early root ᴱ√KṆŘṆ [KṆÐṆ] “shine” (QL/47).
duif
noun. stream
Early Quenya
kalke
adjective. brilliant
fen
noun. reed
síre
noun. stream
velka
noun. flame
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a flame” derived from the early root ᴱ√(M)BELEKE (GL/22).
winwinoite
adjective. glittering
Old Noldorin
klōra
adjective. brilliant
Early Noldorin
lhacha
noun. flame
sîr
noun. stream
This root first appeared as ᴹ√RIL “glitter” in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like ᴹQ. rilma “glittering light” and ᴹQ. rilya “glittering” (Ety/RIL), along with an extended form ᴹ√MBIRIL “✱crystal” (Ety/MBIRIL). Its most notable derivative was ᴹQ. Silmaril = ᴹQ. silma + ᴹ√RIL, an etymology Tolkien more or less retained thereafter (with ᴹQ. silma >> Q. silima); in the period of the Lost Tales from the 1910s ᴱQ. Silmaril was connected instead to ᴱQ. marilla “pearl” (LT1A/Silmarilli; QL/59). The root √RIL was mentioned several times in Tolkien’s later writtings, mostly in connection to Q. Silmaril, but also Q. Andúril, S. Idril, and S. mithril, and the root was variously glossed “brilliance” (PE17/47), “brilliant” (PE17/112), and “brilliant light” (PM/363).