Q. serindë [þ] n. “broideress, needlewoman, *seamstress” (Category: Tailor, Seamstress)
A sobriquet of Míriel, mother of Fëanor, variously glossed “broideress” (MR/257) and “needlewoman” (PM/333). It seems likely this word could also be used of an ordinary seamstress, a feminine agental form of the otherwise unattested verb ser- [þ] “*to sew”. The root √THER or √SER “sew” appeared in notes from 1957, with Tolkien’s preference being the first of these because of its similarity to √TER “pierce” (PE17/33).
References ✧ MR/257; PM/333
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| #ser- | “*to sew” | ✧ MR/257 (#Ser-) |
| -ndë | “feminine agent” | ✧ MR/257 (#-ndë) |
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