S. Legolin loc.
One of the seven streams from which Ossiriand got its name (S/123). This name is an extension of legol “running free” (Ety/LEK). Given the river’s location in Ossiriand, this name might be Nandorin instead.
Conceptual Development: In its first appearances in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this river was named Loeglin, revised to Legolin (SM/135). In The Etymologies from the 1930s, the name Ilk. Legolin was designated Ilkorin, with the derivation given above (Ety/LEK). Like many of the river names in Ossiriand, Tolkien did not give a new etymology of the name after he abandoned the Ilkorin language.
References ✧ S/123; SI; WJI
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#legol | “[Ilk.] nimble, active, running free” | ✧ S/123 (#legol) |
Ilk. Legolin loc.
References ✧ Ety/LEK; LRI; SM/135; SMI/Legolin, Loeglin
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legol | “nimble, active, running free” | ✧ Ety/LEK |
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