S. Talath Dirnen loc. “Guarded Plain”
The plain north of Nargothrond translated “Guarded Plain” (S/168), a combination of talath “plain” and the lenited form of tirnen “guarded” (SA/talath, Ety/TIR).
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this name first appeared as N. Dalath Dirnen (LR/299), also appearing in The Etymologies under the root ᴹ√TIR (Ety/TIR). This form reappeared in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, but was revised to Talath Dirnen (WJ/140).
References ✧ LR/299; LRI/Dalath Dirnen; LT1I/Talath Dirnen; LT2I/Talath Dirnen; S/168; SA/talath; SI/Talath Dirnen; UTI/Talath Dirnen; WJ/140; WJI/Talath Dirnen
Glosses
Elements
| talath | “flat lands, plain, vale” | ✧ S/168; SA/talath | |
| #tirnen | “guarded” | soft-mutation | |
| #tir- | “to look (towards), watch (over), guard” | soft-mutation passive-participle | ✧ S/168 (Dirnen) |
S. Dalath Dirnen loc. “Guarded Plain”
References ✧ PE17/150; WJ/140; WJI/Talath Dirnen
Changes
Elements
| dalath | “plain, low lying/flat ground” | ✧ PE17/150 (dalath) |
N. Dalath Dirnen loc. “Guarded Plain”
References ✧ Ety/TIR; LR/299; LRI/Dalath Dirnen
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| dalath | “flat surface, plane, plain” | ||
| #tirnen | “guarded” | soft-mutation | |
| tir- | “to watch” | soft-mutation passive-participle | ✧ Ety/TIR (Dirnen) |