(lenited hilivren; pl. silivrin).
Quenya
rilya
glittering
Sindarin
silivren
glittering white
gael
glittering
(adj.) gael (pale), lenited ael; no distinct pl. form.
gael
glittering
(pale), lenited ’ael; no distinct pl. form.
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Qenya
rilya
adjective. glittering
Derivations
- ᴹ√RIL “glitter” ✧ Ety/RIL
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√RIL > rilya [rilja] ✧ Ety/RIL
Early Quenya
winwinoite
adjective. glittering
Variations
- ’winwinoite ✧ QL/104
rilya adj.? noun? "glittering" (RIL; in the printed Etymologies the word is also glossed "brilliance", but according to VT46:11 this gloss does not properly apply to this word)