Early Primitive Elvish
rili Speculative
root. *circle, ring
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!
rili Speculative
root. *circle, ring
A hypothetical root to explain words in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s like G. grail “ring, circle, circlet” and G. grileg “ringed, hooped shape” (GL/42). In later writings, √RIL meant “brilliant”.