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Q. serindë [þ] n. “broideress, needlewoman, *seamstress” (Category: Tailor, Seamstress)

Q. serindë [þ], n. “broideress, needlewoman, *seamstress” (Category: Tailor, Seamstress)

A sobriquet of Míriel, mother of Fëanor, variously glossed “broideress” (MR/257) and “needlewoman” (PM/333). It seems likely this word could also be used of an ordinary seamstress, a feminine agental form of the otherwise unattested verb ser- [þ] “*to sew”. The root √THER or √SER “sew” appeared in notes from 1957, with Tolkien’s preference being the first of these because of its similarity to √TER “pierce” (PE17/33).

References ✧ MR/257; PM/333

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#ser- “*to sew” ✧ MR/257 (#Ser-)
-ndë “feminine agent” ✧ MR/257 (#-ndë)

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