Haudh-en-Nirnaeth

noun. mound of (bitter) tears

haudh (“mound, grave, tomb”) + en (genitive article) + nîr (“tear”) + naeth (“woe”)

haudh-en-nirnaeth

place name. Mound of Tears

Another name for Haudh-en-Ndengin, translated “Hill of Tears” (S/197). It is a combination of haudh “mound”, en “of the” and nirnaeth “lamentation, tears”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
haudh	“(funeral) mound, grave; heap, piled mound, (funeral) mound, grave, [N.] tomb; [orig.] †heap, piled mound”
en	“of the”
nirnaeth	“tears, tears, [N.] lamentation”