meril (i veril), no distinct pl. form except with article (i meril), coll. pl. ?merillath. The word is attested as the Sindarin equivalent of the name Rose (SD:128-31)
Sindarin
meril
noun. rose (flower)
meril
feminine name. Rose
Element in
- S. a Pherhael ar am Meril suilad uin aran o Minas Tirith nelchaenen ned Echuir “to Samwise and Rose the King’s greeting from Minas Tirith, the thirty-first day of Stirring” ✧ SD/129; SD/129
- S. ar Meril bess dîn, ar Elanor, Meril, Glorfinniel, ar Eirien sellath dîn “and Rose his wife; and Elanor, Rose, Goldilocks and Daisy his daughters” ✧ SD/129; SD/129
meril
noun. rose
Cognates
- ᴺQ. merillë “rose”
Derivations
- ᴹ√M(B)ER “*feast, festive”
Element in
- S. Meril “Rose” ✧ SD/126
Variations
- Meril ✧ SD/126
meril
rose
A Sindarin translation of the name of Sam’s daughter “Rose”, presumably of the same meaning, appearing in Tolkien’s unpublished epilogue to The Lord of the Rings and in the King’s Letter (SD/126, 129). The etymology of the name is unclear.
Conceptual Development: In earlier versions of the epilogue the name appeared as N. Beril (SD/117).