| This article is about the woman of the House of Bëor. For the woman of the House of Haleth, see Hiril. |
Hiril was an Edain woman of the House of Bëor during the First Age. She was the daughter of Barahir and Emeldir, and the sister of Beren.[1] Nothing else is known about her.
Etymology[]
Hiril is a name in Sindarin meaning "lady". It contains an abbreviation of the suffix -iel ("daughter; feminine suffix")[2] appended to hîr ("lord, master").[3][4]
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", Ch. 14: "Of the Coming of Men into the West", The new genealogies of the Edain, (i) The House of Bëor, pg. 232
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon 17, Words, Phrases, and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings, pgs. 23, 49, 56, 190
- ↑ The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297, pg. 382
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names, entry heru ("híril 'lady' in Hírilorn")