S. Mitheithel loc. “Hoarwell, (lit.) Grey Spring”
Sindarin name of the river Hoarwell (LotR/200), also translated “Hoary Spring” (RC/15), a combination of mith “grey” and eithel “spring” (RC/772; SA/mith, eithel).
Conceptual Development: This name was already N. Mitheithel when it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/14).
References ✧ LotR/200; LotRI/Hoarwell, Mitheithel; RC/15, 772; SA/eithel, mith; UT/261; UTI
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| mith | “grey, light grey, pale grey” | ✧ RC/772; SA/mith |
| eithel | “source, spring, well” | ✧ RC/772; SA/eithel |
N. Mitheithel loc. “Hoarwell”
References ✧ RSI; TI/14; TII
Glosses
Elements
| mith¹ | “grey” |
| eithel | “issue of water, spring, well, fountain” |