N. Neleglos loc. “White Tooth”
Another name for Minas Morgul appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/106), a combination of neleg “tooth” and the lenited form of gloss “white”.
Conceptual Development: This name first appeared as Neleg Thilim with the plural of neleg and the adjective thilim “gleaming”.
References ✧ WR/106; WRI
Glosses
Elements
| neleg | “tooth” | ✧ WR/106 |
| gloss | “snow, snow-white” |
N. Neleg Thilim loc. “Gleaming Tooth”
References ✧ WR/106; WRI/Neleglos
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| neleg | “tooth” | ✧ WR/106 |
| thilim | “gleaming” | ✧ WR/106 |