Niphredil
Niphredil was a small white flower that grew first at the moment of Lúthien's birth in Doriath.[1] It was also found among the golden trees of Lothlórien, thickest on Cerin Amroth, where some pale green varieties could be seen.[2][3]
It was like "a delicate kin of a snowdrop."[4]
[edit] Etymology
Niphredil is a Sindarin name meaning "little pallor", consisting of niphred ("pallor") + the ending -il.[5]
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sindar"
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Lothlórien"
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen"
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 312, (dated 16 November 1969)
↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 55
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