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''Brilthor'' is said to mean "glittering torrent" in [[Ilkorin]], from ''[[bril]]'' ("glass, crystal") and ''[[thôr]]'' ("swooping, leaping down").<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 372 (root [[MBÍRIL|MBIRIL]]), 392-3 (root THOR-, THORON-)</ref> | |||
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Brilthor was one of the six swift rivers that flowed westward from the mountains of the Ered Luin to meet the long course of the Gelion on the borders of Ossiriand.
Etymology
Brilthor is said to mean "glittering torrent" in Ilkorin, from bril ("glass, crystal") and thôr ("swooping, leaping down").[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", pp. 372 (root MBIRIL), 392-3 (root THOR-, THORON-)
