S. cenedril n. “mirror, looking-glass, (lit.) looking-crystal” (Category: Mirror)
A noun for “mirror” in Nen Cenedril “Mirrormere”, which Tolkien initially gave as Nen Singil (PE17/35). Tolkien said that this word meant “looking glass” or more literally “looking crystal” (PE17/37). The initial element cened clearly means “looking”, the gerund of cen- “to see”. Thus the second element -ril must be “crystal”, perhaps a reduction of bril as in Brilthor “Glittering Torrent” (S/123); in the 1930s this was an Ilkorin name whose initial element Ilk. bril meant “glass, crystal” (Ety/MBIRIL).
References ✧ PE17/35, 37
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| #cened¹ | “looking” | ✧ PE17/37 (#Cened) |
| ?bril? | “glass, crystal” |
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