angalailin

place name. Mirrormere

A Quenya name for Mirrormere (S. Nen Cenedril) appearing in notes from 1968 (NM/353). It is a compound of angal “mirror” and ailin “lake”. In earlier iterations these notes, Tolkien gave the name as {Angal-mille >>} Angal-limpe (NM/350, 353).

Changes

• Angal-mille → Angal-limpe ✧ NM/350

Elements

Word	Gloss
angal	“mirror, mirror, *reflective surface”
ailin	“a large lake, (large) lake, [ᴹQ.] pool”

Variations

• Angal-limpe ✧ NM/350
• angalailin ✧ NM/353
• Angal-mille ✧ NM/353 (Angal-mille)

nen cenedril

place name. Mirrormere, (lit.) Lake Looking-glass

Sindarin name of Mirrormere, not appearing in the published version of The Lord of the Rings (PE17/35), a combination of nen “water” and cenedril “looking-glass” (PE17/47).

Conceptual Development: Tolkien first considered and rejected the name Nen Singil (PE17/35).

Changes

• Nen Singil → Nen Cenedril ✧ PE17/035

Cognates

• Kh. Kheled-zâram “Mirrormere” ✧ PE17/035; PE17/037; RS/466

Elements

Word	Gloss
nen	“water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, [ᴱN.] stream”
cenedril	“mirror, looking-glass, (lit.) looking-crystal”

Variations

• Nen Singil ✧ PE17/035 (Nen Singil)

Nen Singil

Mirrormere

_topon. _Mirrormere. Nen Cenedril << Nen Singil. . This gloss was rejected.

kheled-zâram

place name. Mirrormere

Cognates

• S. Nen Cenedril “Mirrormere, (lit.) Lake Looking-glass” ✧ PE17/035; PE17/037; RS/466

Elements

Word	Gloss
kheled	“glass”
zâram	“pool, lake”

Variations

• Kheledzâram ✧ RC/774; TI/219