N. Silevril pn. “Silmaril”
Noldorin term for a Silmaril appearing in Silmarillion drafts and The Etymologies from the 1930s (LR/202; Ety/MIR, RIL, SIL). It is a combination of silef “silver, shining white” and the root ᴹ√RIL “glitter”.
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the Gnomish equivalent of Silmaril was Silubrilt (GL/67), a combination of Sil “Moon” and brithla “pearl” (LT1A/Silmarilli).
References ✧ Ety/MIR, RIL, SIL; LR/202; LRI/Silmaril
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| Hilevril | soft-mutation; s-mutation | ✧ LR/202 |
Elements
| silef | “silver, shining white” | ✧ Ety/SIL |
| ᴹ√RIL | “glitter” | ✧ Ety/SIL |
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Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶silima-rille > Silevril | [?] | ✧ Ety/RIL |
G. Silubrilt pn. “*Moon-pearl”
References ✧ GL/67; LT1/128; LT1A/Silmarilli; LT1I/Silmarilli
Variations
Inflections
| Silubrilthin | plural | ✧ LT1/128; LT1I/Silmarilli |
| silubrilthin | plural | ✧ GL/67; LT1A/Silmarilli |
Elements
| Sil | “Rose of Silpion, Moon” | ✧ LT1A/Sil |
| brithla | “pearl” | ✧ GL/67; LT1A/Silmarilli |
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