silivren

adjective. (white) glittering

silivren

adjective. like silef 'crystal'

_adj. _like silef 'crystal' (white). silivren penna míriel lit. 'glittering slants-down sparkling (as jewels)'.

silivren

adjective. (white) glittering, crystalline

Element in

• S. silivren penna míriel “from glittering crystal slanting falls with light like jewels” ✧ LotR/0238; PE17/023; RGEO/63; RGEO/64

Elements

Word	Gloss
silef	“crystal (white), (white) crystal; [N.] silver, shining white”
-ren	“adjective suffix”

Variations

• silIvren ✧ LotR/1116
• silevren ✧ PE17/023

fain

noun/adjective. white

fain

noun/adjective. cloud

glân

adjective. white, [bright shining] white; [N.] clear; [G.] pure, †bright; [ᴱN.] clean

Derivations

• ᴹ√GALAN “bright”

Element in

• S. Curunír ’Lân “Saruman the White” ✧ UT/390

nim

white

_adj. _white. >> Nimbrethil

nim

white

_adj. _white (usual word). >> nimp, nimras

nim

adjective. white

Cognates

• Q. ninquë “white; chill, cold; pallid” ✧ SA/nim

Derivations

• At. nimbi “white” ✧ PE17/019
  • ✶ninkwi “white, pale”
  • √NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168
• ✶ninkwi “white, pale” ✧ PE17/168
  • √NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168
• S. nimp “pale, pallid, white, pale, pallid, white; small and frail, [ᴱN.] wan, sickly” ✧ SA/nim
  • √NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white” ✧ PE17/168
  • ✶nimpĭ “small” ✧ VT48/18
  • √NIP “small (usually with connotation of weakness)” ✧ VT48/18

Element in

• S. Barad Nimras “White Horn Tower” ✧ SA/nim
• S. Ered Nimrais “White Mountains, (lit.) White-horns Mountains” ✧ SA/nim
• S. Nimbrethil “Silver-birches” ✧ PE17/019; PE17/019; SA/nim
• S. Nimloth “White Blossom, Pale Blossom” ✧ SA/nim
• S. Nimras “White Horn” ✧ PE17/168
• S. Nimrodel “Lady of the White Cave”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
At. nimbi > nim	[nimbi] > [nimbe] > [nimb] > [nimm] > [nimm] > [nim]	✧ PE17/019

uilos

noun/adjective. always white, ever white as snow

uilos

noun/adjective. a small white everlasting flower also called simbelmynë or "evermind"

silivren

glittering white

(lenited hilivren; pl. *silivrin**). *Verb

silivren

glittering white

(lenited hilivren; pl. silivrin).

silivren

glittering white

(like a Silmaril) silivren (lenited hilivren; pl. silivrin).

silivren

glittering white

(like a Silmaril) silivren (lenited hilivren; pl. silivrin_). _Verb

silef

silima

(Quenya: the crystal substance of the Silmarils) silef (i hilef), pl. silif (i silif) if there is any pl. form. The derived adj. silivren ”glittering white” (q.v.) may perhaps also imply ”made of silima”.

silef

silima

(i hilef), pl. silif (i silif) if there is any pl. form. The derived adj. silivren ”glittering white” (q.v.) may perhaps also imply ”made of silima”.

gael

glittering

(adj.) gael (pale), lenited ael; no distinct pl. form.

gael

glittering

(pale), lenited ’ael; no distinct pl. form.

faen

white

(radiant). No distinct pl. form.

fain

white

; no distinct pl. form.

glân

white

1) glân (clear), lenited lân, pl. glain. (UT:390, VT45:13). Note: a homophone means ”hem, border”. 2) nimp (nim-) (pale); no distinct pl. form. 3) faen (radiant). No distinct pl. form. 4) fain; no distinct pl. form.

glân

white

(clear), lenited ’lân, pl. glain. (UT:390, VT45:13). Note: a homophone means ”hem, border”.

nimp

white

(nim-) (pale); no distinct pl. form.

gloss

white as snow, dazzling white

(in compounds -los), lenited ’loss; pl. glyss.