Nen Girith
noun. shaddering water (water of horror)
nen girith
place name. Shuddering Water
Another name of Dimrost, translated “Shuddering Water” (S/220), a combination of nen “water” and girith “shuddering” (SA/nen, girith).
Conceptual Development: This name was already N. Nen Girith in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/130, 313; LR/140).
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Word Gloss nen “water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, [ᴱN.] stream” girith “shuddering, shuddering; [N.] horror”
nen girith
place name. Shuddering Water
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Word Gloss nen “water” girith “shuddering, horror” Variations
- Nen-girith ✧ LR/140; LRI/Nen-girith
- Nen-Girith ✧ SM/130
nen (“water”), girith (“shuddering, horror”)