Earlier name for Mornan in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, glossed “Blackroot Vale” (WR/287). It is a combination of imlad “vale” and the river name Morthond “Blackroot”.
Noldorin
imlad
noun. dell, deep vale, glen
imlad
noun. deep valley, narrow valley with steep sides (but a flat habitable bottom)
imlad-ringlo
place name. Ringlo Vale
imlad morthond
place name. Blackroot Vale
imlad morghul
place name. Vale of Morghul
imladris(t)
place name. Rivendell
im
noun. dell, deep vale
This word only survived in compounds (due to the clash with im.1 )
imb
noun. dell, deep vale
This word only survived in compounds (due to the clash with im.1 )
imm
noun. dell, deep vale
This word only survived in compounds (due to the clash with im.1 )
agor
adjective. narrow
agor
adjective. narrow
agr
adjective. narrow
nûr
adjective. deep
nûr
adjective. deep
tum
noun. deep valley, under or among hills
Name for the Ringlo Vale in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (WR/287), a combination of imlad “vale” and the river name Ringlo.