silef

noun/adjective. crystal (white), (white) crystal; [N.] silver, shining white

A word for “crystal (white)” (PE17/23) or “silver, shining white” (Ety/SIL) based on the root √SIL “shine (white or silver)”. It seemed to function as both a noun (1950s-60s) and an adjective (1930s), and was the basis for the adjective silivren appearing in the A Elbereth Gilthoniel prayer (PE17/23).

Conceptual Development: Earlier words for “crystal” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, such as G. glint (GL/39) and G. sincli (GL/67), both elements in G. Crosailin(t) or Crosincli “Crystal Globe”, a Gnomish name for the Moon.

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would use S. silef mainly as the noun “(white) crystal”, and would use silivren as the adjective form.

silef

noun. crystal

_n. _crystal (white). >> silivren

silef

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.

silef

shining white

(or ”silver”, as adj.): The form silef is listed in LR:385 s.v. _

silef

silima

(Quenya: the crystal substance of the Silmarils) silef (i hilef), pl. silif (i silif) if there is any pl. form. The derived adj. silivren ”glittering white” (q.v.) may perhaps also imply ”made of silima”.

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.

silef

silima

(i hilef), pl. silif (i silif) if there is any pl. form. The derived adj. silivren ”glittering white” (q.v.) may perhaps also imply ”made of silima”.

silivren

adjective. like silef 'crystal'

_adj. _like silef 'crystal' (white). silivren penna míriel lit. 'glittering slants-down sparkling (as jewels)'.

silevren

adjective. like silef (crystal)

glóren

shining with golden light

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

ivor

crystal

analogical pl. ivyr;

ivrin

crystalline

no distinct pl. form.

síla

shine white

(i híla, i sílar) Adj.