Sindarin 

Linaewen

noun. mere of birds

lin (“pool, mere”) + aew (“bird”) + en (adjective suffix)

Sindarin [Tolkiendil] Group: Tolkiendil Compound Sindarin Names. Published by

linaewen

place name. Lake of Birds

A lake in Nevrast named after “the multitude of birds that dwelt there” (S/119), translated “Lake of Birds” (UT/401). This name is a combination of lîn “pool” and a variant plural of aew “bird” (SA/lin¹).

Sindarin [S/119; SA/lin¹; SI/Linaewen; UT/401; UTI/Linaewen; WJI/Linaewen] Group: Eldamo. Published by