n. brilliance, esp. used of white radiation. >> mithril
Quenya
rillë
brilliance
Sindarin
ril
brilliance
aglar
brilliance
n. brilliance, glory. Q. alkar. o menel aglar elenath ! lit. 'from Firmament glory of the stars !'. aglar an|i Pheriannath 'glory to all the Halflings'.
fael
noun. gleaming brilliance (of the sun)
rill
brilliance
(construct ril) (flame, glittering reflected light), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).
aglar
brilliance
1) aglar (glitter, glory), pl. eglair if there is a pl. 2) galad (i ngalad = i ñalad), (bright light, sunlight, brilliance, radiance, glittering reflection), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid), 3) rill (construct ril) (flame, glittering reflected light), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rill).
aglar
brilliance
(glitter, glory), pl. eglair if there is a pl.
galad
brilliance
(i ngalad = i ñalad), (bright light, sunlight, brilliance, radiance, glittering reflection), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid)
fael
gleaming brilliance
. No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "fair-minded, generous, just".
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Qenya
rille Speculative
noun. brilliance
Derivations
- ᴹ√RIL “glitter” ✧ Ety/RIL
Element in
- ᴺQ. runyaril “garnet, (lit.) fiery red radiance”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√RIL > rille [rille] ✧ Ety/RIL
Gnomish
galwen
noun. brilliance
rillë noun "brilliance" (both the word and the gloss are uncertain, VT46:11)