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riel(lë)

noun. garlanded maiden, maiden crowned with a festive garland

A word meaning “a maiden crowned with a festive garland” (PM/347), a feminine agental form of ría or rië “garland” (NM/353; PM/347; PE17/182). Most notably it is an element in the Quenya name of Galadriel: Altáriel.

Derivations

  • RIG “wreathe, twine, wind about; wreath, garland, crown” ✧ PM/347; SA/kal

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
rië“garland, [ᴹQ.] crown, [Q.] garland”
-llë“feminine agent”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
RIG > riellë[rigelle] > [riɣelle] > [rielle]✧ PM/347
rig- > riel[rigel] > [riɣel] > [riel]✧ SA/kal

Variations

  • riellë ✧ PM/347
  • riel ✧ SA/kal
Quenya [PM/347; SA/kal] Group: Eldamo. Published by

riel

garlanded maiden

riel (*riell-) noun "garlanded maiden" (SA:kal-), full form riellë noun "a maiden crowned with a festival garland" _(PM:347). _In Altariel, Altariellë. Compare rië.