N. Nen-uinel loc.
Earlier name of Nen Hithoel in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/364). Its initial element seems to be nen “water”, but the meaning of its final element is unclear.
See S. Nen Hithoel for further discussion.
References ✧ TI/364; TII
Changes
Elements
| nen | “water” |
| ? |
N. Kerin-muil loc.
Earliest name of Nen Hithoel in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/364). It may be a combination of cerin “enclosure” and a cognate of Ilk. muil, perhaps meaning “hidden”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.59).
See S. Nen Hithoel for further discussion.
References ✧ TI/364; TII/Nen-uinel
Changes
Elements
| cerin | “round enclosure” |
| Ilk. muil | “twilight, shadow, vagueness” |