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Latest revision as of 09:28, 25 January 2022
riellë or riel is a noun in Quenya and Telerin meaning "a maiden crowned with a festival garland"[1], or more simply "garlanded maiden". Compare with rî in Sindarin.
Examples:
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Possible Primitive Elvish form *rîgellê from the Root RIG.
From ría/rie "garland" and elle.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth p.347
