na

preposition. with, by; of

na

preposition. with, by (also used as a genitive sign)

na

preposition. to, towards, at

nan

preposition. of

gir... edlothiand na ngalad melon i ni (?sevo) ni (?edran)

gir... edlothiand na ngalad melon i ni (?sevo) ni (?edran)

edeb na nestad

place name. Houses of Healing

A rejected Noldorin name for the Houses of Healing (WR/380). It is a combination of the plural of adab “house”, the preposition na “of” and the noun nestad “healing”.

dor-na-fauglith

place name. Land of (Gasping) Thirst

dor-na-thuin

place name. Land of Pines

har na ond i mid

stand by the grey stone

A phrase on the back of one version of Thror’s Map, and hence probably from the early 1930s. The English translation appears further down the page.

bair nestad

place name. Houses of Healing

Noldorin name for the Houses of Healing appearing only in the Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s along with several variations (WR/379-380). It is a combination of the plural of bár “home” and nestad “healing”.

Conceptual Development: In a somewhat later typescript version, the form of this name was Edeb na Nestad, but this was rejected (WR/380).

cristhorn

place name. Eagle’s Cleft

dangen

adjective. slain

dor-daideloth

place name. Land of (the Shadow of) Dread, Loathly Land

a(n)

preposition. of

mell

adjective. dear

muin

adjective. dear

an-

prefix. with, by

baran

adjective. brown, swart, dark brown, golden brown, yellow brown

dangen

noun. slain

heltha-

verb. to strip

The form helta- in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/46:14

mell

adjective. dear

muin

adjective. dear

rhosc

adjective. brown