Sindarin
galadlóriel
proper name. Golden Rain, (lit.) Golden Tree
Elements
Word Gloss galadh “tree” glóriel “golden”
Noldorin
galadloriel
proper name. Golden Rain
Elements
Word Gloss galadh “tree” gloriel “golden” Variations
- Galagloriel ✧ Ety/GALAD; RS/187; RSI/Galadlóriel
- Galad-loriel ✧ Ety/LÁWAR
- Galadlóriel ✧ LR/210; LRI/Galadlóriel; RSI/Galadlóriel
A Sindarin name for Q. Laurelin appearing in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s but not the published Silmarillion (MR/155). It is a combination of galadh “tree” and glóriel “golden” (Ety/GALAD, Ety/LÁWAR).
Conceptual Development: The name N. Galadlóriel appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/210). In The Etymologies, N. Galadloriel appeared with a short o, had the derivation given above and appeared beside a variant form N. Galagloriel (Ety/GALAD, Ety/LÁWAR). In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, N. Galagloriel was translated “Golden Rain”, but as Christopher Tolkien pointed out, this was not its actual meaning (RS/187).