eryd-wethion

place name. Mountains of the Region of Shadows

A reappearance of the name N. Eredwethion from the 1930s, appearing in notes from the 1950s as both Eryd-wethion and Erydweithian(d) (PE17/42-3, WJ/113). At this stage, it appears the final element is no longer the genitive plural, but is one of the suffixes -ion or -ian(d) used in regional names. This name was replaced by Ered Wethrin; see that entry for further discussion.

Changes

• Eryd-weithian(d) → Eryd-wethrin “Mountains of the Region of Shadows” ✧ PE17/043
• Erydwethion → Eryd-wethrin ✧ WJ/113

Elements

Word	Gloss
orod	“mountain”
gwath	“shadow, dim light, shadow, dim light, [N.] shade”
-ion	“-region, -land”

Variations

• Erydweithian(d) ✧ PE17/042
• Eryd-weithian(d) ✧ PE17/043
• Erydwethion ✧ WJ/113