*rîw (construct riw) (hem, border), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rîw). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” rhîf.
Noldorin
rhîf
noun. edge, hem, border
Sindarin
lanc
noun. sharp edge (not of tools), sudden end (as a cliff-edge, or the clean edge of things made by hand or built)
rîw
noun. edge, hem, border
lanc
sharp edge
rîw
edge
rîw
edge
(construct riw) (hem, border), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rîw). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” rhîf.
Quenya
cimba
noun. edge, brink
réna
edge, border, margin
réna noun "edge, border, margin" (REG)
ríma
edge, hem, border
ríma noun "edge, hem, border" (RĪ)
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Early Primitive Elvish
kantya
noun. edge
kili
root. edge
Early Quenya
kante
noun. edge
Early Noldorin
caint
noun. edge
A word in Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s glossed “edge” and derived from ᴱ✶kantya (PE13/140).
(sudden end, brink), pl. lainc, coll. pl. langath. Note: homophones mean ”naked” and also ”neck, throat”.