Sindarin 

síla-

verb. *to shine

Cognates

  • Q. sil- “to shine (white)”

Derivations

  • SIL “shine (white or silver)”

Element in

síla

shine white

(i híla, i sílar) Adj.

silef

shining white

is listed in LR:385 s.v. SIL as the cognate of Quenya silma of this meaning, but silef is there asterisked, apparently to indicate that it only appears as part of the word Silevril ”Silmaril”. The word silef may also be used = Quenya silima (noun), the crystal substance of the Silmarils.

glóren

shining with golden light

(glórin-) (golden), lenited ’lóren; pl. glórin.