vilverin
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vilverin "butterfly",
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Derived from a stem WIL "fly, float in air"[1]
According to the examples found in the essay Quendi and Eldar Helge Fauskanger observes that Quenya w becomes u in Telerin, instead of v and vilverin should actually read *vilvarin
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ Etymologies p.398