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nimbrethil

noun. 'white princess'

n. Bot. 'white princess', silver birch. Fuller form of brethil. >> brethil, fimbrethil

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:23] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

nimbrethil

noun. 'White Princess'

prop.n. 'White Princess'. >> brethil II, nim

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:19] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

nimbrethil

noun. 'Silver Birches'

prop.n. 'Silver Birches'. >> brethil I, nim

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nimbrethil

place name. Silver-birches

A region of birches in Arvernien (LotR/233), translated “Silver birches” (PE17/19) or “White-birches” (RC/214). This name is a combination of nim “white” and brethil “silver-birch” (PE17/19; SA/nim, brethil), though Tolkien said the second element could also be interpreted as brethil “princess” (PE17/19, 23).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name also appeared as N. Nimbrethil (TI/99).

Elements

WordGloss
nim“white”
brethil“silver birch, silver-birch; [N.] beech”

Variations

  • nimbrethil ✧ PE17/023
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nimbrethil

Nimbrethil

Nimbrethil is Sindarin, composed of the words nim and brethil. Nimbrethil is translated to "silver birches", and can also mean "white princess".

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