Gloss

gloss is a Sindarin word meaning snow-white or dazzling white.

[edit] Etymology

Probably OS *glosse < Root G-LOS

[edit] References

• J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, p.70
• J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", p. 359