nië noun "tear" (NEI, VT45:38, LT1:262, LT2:346); apparently níe in MC:221
Quenya
nier
honey-bee
nië
tear
nírë
tear
nírë noun "tear" (NEI)
Niélë
tear
Niélë fem. name (meaning unclear, cf. nië "tear"?), diminutive Nieliccilis ("k") noun "little Niéle" (MC:215; PE16:96). This may suggest that Niélë has the stem-form *Niéli-.
nyérë
grief
nyérë noun "grief" (LT1:261), "sorrow" (GL:60)
nier
noun. (honey) bee
Cognates
- ᴺS. nîw “bee”
Derivations
- √NEG “‽ooze, drip, ooze, drip; *honey”
Element in
- ᴺQ. nieres “hive”
nyérë
noun. grief
Derivations
- ᴹ√NEY “tear”
nier noun "honey-bee" (LT1:262)