N. Bair Nestad loc. “Houses of Healing”
Noldorin name for the Houses of Healing appearing only in the Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s along with several variations (WR/379-380). It is a combination of the plural of bár “home” and nestad “healing”.
Conceptual Development: In a somewhat later typescript version, the form of this name was Edeb na Nestad, but this was rejected (WR/380).
References ✧ WR/379-380; WRI/Berin a Nestad
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| bár | “home; earth” | plural | ✧ WR/379 (Berin); WR/380 (Bair) |
| nestad | “healing” | ✧ WR/380 (Nestedrui); WR/380 | |
| #an | “of” | elided | ✧ WR/379 (a) |
N. Edeb na Nestad loc. “Houses of Healing”
A rejected Noldorin name for the Houses of Healing (WR/380). It is a combination of the plural of adab “house”, the preposition na “of” and the noun nestad “healing”.
See N. Bair Nestad for further discussion.
References ✧ WR/380; WRI/Berin a Nestad
Glosses
Elements
| adab | “building, house” | plural | ✧ WR/380 (Edeb) |
| na | “with, by; of” | ✧ WR/380 (na) | |
| nestad | “healing” | ✧ WR/380 (Nestad) |