N. Silevril pn. “Silmaril”

N. Silevril, pn. “Silmaril”

Noldorin term for a Silmaril appearing in Silmarillion drafts and The Etymologies from the 1930s (LR/202; Ety/MIR, RIL, SIL). It is a combination of silef “silver, shining white” and the root ᴹ√RIL “glitter”.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the Gnomish equivalent of Silmaril was Silubrilt (GL/67), a combination of Sil “Moon” and brithla “pearl” (LT1A/Silmarilli).

References ✧ Ety/MIR, RIL, SIL; LR/202; LRI/Silmaril

Variations

Inflections

Hilevril soft-mutation; s-mutation ✧ LR/202

Elements

silef “silver, shining white” ✧ Ety/SIL
ᴹ√RIL “glitter” ✧ Ety/SIL

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Cognates

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶silima-rille > Silevril [?] ✧ Ety/RIL

G. Silubrilt pn. “*Moon-pearl”

See N. Silevril for discussion.

References ✧ GL/67; LT1/128; LT1A/Silmarilli; LT1I/Silmarilli

Variations

Inflections

Silubrilthin plural ✧ LT1/128; LT1I/Silmarilli
silubrilthin plural ✧ GL/67; LT1A/Silmarilli

Elements

Sil “Rose of Silpion, Moon” ✧ LT1A/Sil
brithla “pearl” ✧ GL/67; LT1A/Silmarilli

Cognates

Derivations