Sindarin
nenuial
place name. Lake Evendim, (lit.) Water of Twilight
Elements
Word Gloss nen “water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, [ᴱN.] stream” uial “twilight, evendim” Variations
- Nen Uial ✧ RC/773
A lake in northern Eriador, translated “Lake Evendim” (LotR/1111) or more literally “Water of Twilight” (RC/773). This name is a combination of nen “water” and uial “twilight” (SA/nen, uial).
Conceptual Development: When it first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, N. Nenuial was translated “Evendimmer” (SD/76).