S. Silivros pn. “Sparkling Rain”
Another name for Silpion translated “Sparkling Rain” (MR/155), a combination of archaic †silif “silver (light)” and ross¹ “spray; rain”.
Conceptual Development: The name N. Silivros appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s translated “Glimmering Rain” (LR/210) and also in The Etymologies, which is the source of the derivation above (Ety/ROS¹, SIL). It appeared in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s (MR/155) but not in the published version of The Silmarillion.
References ✧ MR/155; MRI
Glosses
Elements
| N. †silif | “light of Silpion, †silver” | |
| ross¹ | “rain; spindrift, spray, foam” | ✧ MR/155 (#-ros) |
N. Silivros pn. “Glimmering Rain”
References ✧ Ety/ROS¹, SIL; LR/210; LRI/Silivros, Silmerossë; SDI1/Silivros
Glosses
Elements
| †silif | “light of Silpion, †silver” | ✧ Ety/SIL | |
| rhoss¹ | “rain” | soft-mutation | ✧ Ety/ROS¹ |
Cognates