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'''Niphredil''' was a small | '''Niphredil''' was a small white flower that grew first at the moment of [[Lúthien]]'s birth in [[Doriath]].<ref>{{S|Sindar}}</ref> It was also found among the golden trees of [[Lothlórien]], thickest on [[Cerin Amroth]], where some pale green varieties could be seen.<ref>{{FR|II6}}</ref><ref>{{App|Tale}}</ref> | ||
It was like "a delicate kin of a snowdrop."<ref>{{L|312}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
''Niphredil'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "little pallor", consisting of ''[[niphred]]'' ("pallor") + the ending ''[[-il]]''.<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 55</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 9 October 2012
Niphredil was a small white flower that grew first at the moment of Lúthien's birth in Doriath.[1] It was also found among the golden trees of Lothlórien, thickest on Cerin Amroth, where some pale green varieties could be seen.[2][3]
It was like "a delicate kin of a snowdrop."[4]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Niphredil is a Sindarin name meaning "little pallor", consisting of niphred ("pallor") + the ending -il.[5]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sindar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Lothlórien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 312, (dated 16 November 1969)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 55