Noldorin nínui adjective. *tearful eithel nínui place name. Fountain of Tinúviel From a passage inadvertently omitted from the published version of The Silmarillion (LR/301), this name is a combination of eithel “fountain” and nínui, apparently an adjective meaning “✱tearful”.
From a passage inadvertently omitted from the published version of The Silmarillion (LR/301), this name is a combination of eithel “fountain” and nínui, apparently an adjective meaning “✱tearful”.