S. Nanduhirion loc. “Dimrill Dale, (lit.) Vale of (the Region of) Dim Streams”
A valley in the Misty Mountains translated “Dimrill Dale” (LotR/283) or more literally “Vale of (the Region of) Dim Streams” (RC/269, PE17/37). It is itself a translation of Kh. Azanulbizar of similar meaning (LotR/283, TI/166, PE17/35). This name is a combination of nan(d) “valley”, dû “night, dimness”, the lenited form hir of sîr “river, stream”, and the suffix -ion² “-region, -land” (PE17/37).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this valley was first named N. Tum Dincelon “Dimrill Dale” (RS/434), later revised to N. Nanduhiriath (TI/174) and finally N. Nanduhirion (TI/166).
References ✧ LotR/283; LotRI/Azanulbizar, Dimrill Dale, Nanduhirion; PE17/35, 37, 42; PMI/Azanulbizar, Nanduhirion; RC/269, 768; RSI/Nanduhiriath; SA/sîr; UTI/Azanulbizar, Nanduhirion
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| nan(d) | “vale, valley” | ✧ PE17/37; RC/269; SA/sîr | |
| dû | “night, dimness; dim, dark” | ✧ PE17/37; RC/269; SA/sîr (dú) | |
| sîr | “river, stream” | soft-mutation | ✧ PE17/37; RC/269; SA/sîr |
| -ion² | “-region, -land” | ✧ PE17/37 ((i)on); PE17/42; RC/269; RC/269 |
Cognates
N. Nanduhirion loc. “Dimrill-dale”
References ✧ TI/166, 174; TII
Glosses
Cognates
N. Nanduhiriath loc. “Dimrill-dale”
A precursor to S. Nanduhirion “Vale of Dim Streams” appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (RS/433), apparently ending with the lenited class-plural hiriath of N. sîr “stream”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/1.14).
See S. Nanduhirion for further discussion.
References ✧ RS/433; RSI; TI/174; TII/Nanduhirion
Glosses
Changes
Elements
| sîr | “river” | soft-mutation class-plural | ✧ RS/433 (#hiriath) |
N. Tum Dincelon loc. “Dimrill-dale”
Earliest name for S. Nanduhirion appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (RS/432), apparently starting with N. tum “valley” and ending with Ilk. celon “river”, but the meaning of the middle element is unclear. Roman Rausch suggested it might be related to Ilk. dimb- “sad, gloomy” (EE/1.14).
See S. Nanduhirion for further discussion.
References ✧ RS/432; RSI/Tum Dincelon
Glosses
Elements
| tum | “(deep) valley” |
| Ilk. dem? | “sad, gloomy” |
| Ilk. celon | “river” |