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
ered nimrath
place name. White Mountains
eredwethion
place name. Shadowy Mountains
Earlier name for S. Ered Wethrin from Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/268, LR/250), a combination of the plural of orod “mountain” (Ety/ÓROT), the lenited plural gwath “shade” (Ety/WATH) and suffix -ion, most likely a genitive plural suffix adapted from the Ilkorin name Urthin Gwethion.
eredvyrn
place name. Black Mountains
Earliest name for S. Ered Nimrais glossed “Black Mountains” instead of “White Mountains” (TI/124), with the lenited plural of morn “black” instead of nimrais “white-horns”.
eredlemrin
place name. Echoing Mountains
A “pure Noldorin” name for Eredlómin appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a combination of the plural of orod “mountain” and the lenited plural of glamren “echoing” (Ety/GLAM, LOM, ÓROT).
Conceptual Development: In the entry for the root ᴹ√LAM it first appeared as (rejected) Eredlamrin (EtyAC/LAM).
eredlindon
place name. Mountains of Lindon, (earlier) Blue Mountains
eredlithui
place name. Ash Mountains
eredluin
place name. Blue Mountains
eredlómin
place name. Echoing Mountains
ered orgoroth
place name. Mountains of Terror
ered-engrin
place name. Iron Mountains
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).
mornvenniath
place name. Black Mountains
A variant name of Eredvyrn “Black Mountains” (itself a precursor to Ered Nimrais) appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/124). Patrick Wynne suggested it is a combination of morn “black” and the lenited class-plural of ment “point”, or possibly ending with iath “fence” (Lambengolmor/7.99).
lhúnorodrim
place name. Blue Mountains
orod
noun. mountain
eryd-lómin
place name. Mountains of Shadow
hebel dúath
place name. Mountains of Shadow
menniath
noun. many points
menniath
noun. range of mountains
oegas
noun. mountain peak
oeglir
noun. range of mountain peaks
orod
noun. mountain
orodrim
noun. range of mountains
Earlier name for S. Ered Nimrais (WR/168), with singular ras “horn” instead of plural rais “horns”. The plural was introduced later (WR/288).