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1 PRECIOUS
mirwa (valuable); PRECIOUS THING mírë (jewel, treasure, shining jewel) –PE17:37, MIR -
2 JEWEL
mírë (pl. míri is attested); SHINING JEWEL miril (treasure, precious thing). *NOLDO-JEWEL (= Silmaril) Noldomírë, Noldomír; WITH ADORNMENT OF RED JEWELS carnimírië (a pl form? Sg *carnimírëa? Letters:224 has carne- instead of carni-.) JEWEL OF YAVANNA yavannamírë (a fragrant evergreen tree with scarlet fruit, brought to Númenor by the Eldar) –MIR/Silm:434, Nam, ÑGOL/VT46:3, LotR:505 cf. Letters:224, UT:472 -
3 TREASURE
harma, harwë (both words also used of a single treasured thing), foa, mírë (jewel, precious thing); TREASURY harwë (also used = treasure). –3AR/LotR:1157, LT2:340, MIR -
4 VALUABLE
mirwa (precious) –PE17:37
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