S. Nen Echui loc. “Water of Awakening”

S. Nen Echui, loc. “Water of Awakening”

Lake by which the Elves first awoke, a combination of nen “water” and echui “awakening”, corresponding to its more commonly used Quenya name Q. Cuiviénen (SA/cuivië).

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, this lake was first named G. Nenin a Gwivros (GL/29), but appeared as ᴱN. Cuinlimfin in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s (LB/23). In notes associated with the Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, it became N. Nen Echui (LR/406), a name that also appeared in The Etymologies (Ety/KUY). In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien considered using Nenechui or Echuinen as an Elvish name of Mirrormere (TI/184), but later gave that lake the Sindarin name Nen Cenedril (RS/466).

Reference ✧ SA/cuivië

Elements

nen “water; lake, pool; (lesser) river”
echui “awakening” ✧ SA/cuivië

Cognates


N. Nen Echui loc. “Water of Awakening”

See S. Nen Echui for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/KUY; LR/406; LRI/Nen-Echui; TI/184; TII/Nen Echui

Glosses

Variations

Elements

nen “water”
echui(w) “awakening” ✧ Ety/KUY

Cognates


ᴱN. Cuinlimfin loc.

Reference ✧ LB/23

Changes

Elements

ᴱ√KOẎO “have life”
lim “water”

Cognates


G. Nenin a Gwivros loc. “Waters of Awakening”

References ✧ GL/29; LT1A/Koivië-néni

Glosses

Elements

cwivros “awakening” ✧ GL/29; LT1A/Koivië-néni (cuivros)

Cognates