S. rî n. “wreath, garland” (Category: Hat, Cap)
A word for “wreath, garland” appearing in The Shibboleth of Fëanor from 1968 as the basis for -riel “crowned maiden” in the name Galadriel (PM/347). It was derived from primitive ✶rīgā based on the root √RIG “twine, wreathe”.
Conceptual Development: N. rhî “crown” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶rīgē under the root ᴹ√RIG (Ety/RIG). The difference from its Sindarin form is because initial r unvoiced to rh in Noldorin of the 1930s. In The Etymologies this word was also the basis for the name of Tuor’s mother: N. Rhian “Crown-gift” (Ety/RIG), later appearing as S. Rían (S/148).
Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s instead had ᴱN. mindeb “crown”, though its derivation is unclear (PE13/150).
Reference ✧ PM/347 ✧ “wreath, garland”
Element In
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Phonetic Developments
| ✶rīgā > rî | [rīgā] > [rīga] > [rīɣa] > [rīɣ] > [rī] | ✧ PM/347 |
N. rhî n. “crown” (Category: Hat, Cap)
Reference ✧ Ety/RIG ✧ “crown”
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ON. rīge > rhî | [rīge] > [rīɣe] > [rīɣ] > [r̥īɣ] > [r̥ī] | ✧ Ety/RIG |