N. Eregion loc. “Hollin”

N. Eregion, loc. “Hollin”
See S. Eregion for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/ERÉK; TI/124, 173, 182; TII

Glosses

Elements

ereg¹ “holly-tree” ✧ Ety/ERÉK
*-ion² “-region, -land”

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Cognates

N. Nan-eregdos loc. “Hollin”

Earliest Elvish name for “Hollin” (S. Eregion) appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/166), apparently a combination of nann “grassland” and eregdos “holly”.

See S. Eregion for further discussion.

References ✧ TI/166; TII/Eregion

Glosses

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Elements

nann “wide grassland”
eregdos “holly, holly-tree”