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Gloss of the hour

uial

noun. twilight, evendim

Variations

  • Uial ✧ LotRI/Emyn Uial

Derivations

Cognates

  • Q. yúyal “twilight” ✧ PE17/153; PE17/169

Element in

  • S. aduial “(evening) twilight, (evening) twilight, *evening” ✧ LotR/1111
  • S. Aelin-uial “Meres of Twilight” ✧ SA/uial
  • S. Emyn Uial “Hills of Evendim” ✧ LotRI/Emyn Uial
  • S. minuial “(dawn) twilight” ✧ LotR/1111
  • S. Gladuial “*Twilight Wood”
  • S. Nenuial “Lake Evendim, (lit.) Water of Twilight” ✧ SA/uial

Elements

WordGloss
ui-“twi-”
GAL“light; shine, be bright”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶yuy(u)ŋal > uial[jujuŋal] > [jujuɣal] > [jujual] > [juial] > [juial]✧ PE17/169
Sindarin [LotR/1111; LotRI/Emyn Uial; PE17/153; PE17/169; SA/uial] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Phrase of the day

    

Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo!

A star shines on the hour of our meeting! Frodo's greeting to the Elves.

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