S. Nan Laur loc. “Valley of Gold(en Light)”
Sindarin equivalent of the original Nandorin name of Lórien: Lórinand (UT/253), a combination of nan(d) “valley” and the lenited form of glaur “gold”.
References ✧ UT/253; UTI/Lórien², Nan Laur
Glosses
Elements
nan(d) | “vale, valley” | ✧ UT/253 (Nan) | |
glaur | “gold [light or colour]” | soft-mutation | ✧ UT/253 (Laur) |
Cognates