rissë
cut
rissë
noun. ?cleft, ravine
An unglossed Quenya noun from notes Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings, apparently derived from primitive ✶rinse where the [[aq|[ns] became [ss]]] in Ancient Quenya (PE17/87). It was related to the final element of S. Imladris “Rivendell, (lit.) Deep Dale of the Cleft” and so perhaps means “✱cleft, ravine”.
Neo-Quenya: Given that its meaning is unknown, I’d avoid this word in Neo-Quenya, using other words like Q. (a)nacca or ᴹQ. yáwe instead.
Cognates
- S. riss “cleft, cloven, separate; cleft” ✧ PE17/087
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶rinse > risse [rinse] > [risse] ✧ PE17/087 Variations
- risse ✧ PE17/087
liscë
reed, sedge
liscë _("k")_noun "reed, sedge" (LT2:335)
rista
cut
rista (2) noun "cut" (RIS), cf. #1 above.
fen
reed
fen (feng-) noun "reed" (QL:38, stem feng- also in GL:34).
yáwë
ravine, cleft, gulf
yáwë noun "ravine, cleft, gulf" (YAG; according to VT46:22, the last gloss should perhaps be read as "gully" instead)
rissë noun? The word is not clearly glossed but apparently means "cut" or "cleft" (ravine), the cognate of the final element of Imladris, Sindarin name of Rivendell. (PE17:87)