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carni-mírëa

red-jewelled

carni-mírëa adj. "red-jewelled" (PE17:83), whence the name Carnimírië "[one] having red gems, Red-jewelled", the rowan-tree in Quickbeam's song (LotR2:III ch. 4, SA:caran, PE17:83), also translated "with adornment of red jewels" (Letters:224; where the reading "carnemírie" occurs)

carnimírië

proper name. Red-jewelled

The name of a tree in Fangorn beloved of the Ent Bregalad (LotR/483). It is a compound of carnë (carni-) “red” and the adjective mírëa “jewelled”, converted to a noun with the abstract suffix -ië (PE17/83).

Elements

WordGloss
carnë“red, scarlet”
mírëa“jewelled, jewelled, *gemmed”
-ië“abstract noun, adverb”

Variations

  • carnemírie ✧ Let/224; PE17/083
  • Carnemírië ✧ PE17/083
  • carni-mírea ✧ PE17/083 (carni-mírea)
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