Earlier name for S. Ered Nimrais (WR/137), with a final element rath “course” (“?climb”) instead of rais “horns”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/3.14). It also appeared as Hebel Nimrath (WR/167).
Noldorin
ered nimras
place name. White Mountains
Elements
Word Gloss orod “mountain” nimp “pale” rhas “horn [of both animals and mountains]” Variations
- Ered Nimrais ✧ SDI1/Ered Nimrais; WR/288; WRI/Ered Nimrais
ered nimrath
place name. White Mountains
Changes
- Hebel Nimrath → Ered Nimras “White Mountains” ✧ WR/168
Elements
Word Gloss orod “mountain” nimp “pale” rath “course, river-bed” Variations
- Hebel Nimrath ✧ WR/167; WRI/Ered Nimrais
hebel uilos
place name. White Mountains
Earlier name for S. Ered Nimrais appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s with the gloss “White Mountains” (WR/137). It is a combination of hebel and Uilos “Ever-snow”. The second element was initially (rejected) Orolos, perhaps meaning “?Mountain Snow” as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/3.14).
Changes
Hebel Orolos→ Hebel Uilos ✧ WR/137- Hebel Uilos → Hebel Nim[?rais] “White Mountains” ✧ WR/137
Elements
Word Gloss hebel “?fence” Uilos “Everlasting Snow” Variations
- Hebel Orolos ✧ WR/137 (
Hebel Orolos); WRI/Ered Nimrais
Earlier name for S. Ered Nimrais (WR/168), with singular ras “horn” instead of plural rais “horns”. The plural was introduced later (WR/288).