brithla is a Gnomish noun for "pearl".[1] Its Qenya cognate was marilla.[2]
Examples
- Silubrilt = "Moon Pearl"
- Tirimbrithla = "Tower of Pearl"
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 24, 67
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, entry "Silmarilli"