nindalf

place name. Wetwang

The fens below the falls of Rauros, translated “Wetwang” (LotR/373). This name is a combination of nîn “wet” and the lenited form of talf “flat field” (PE17/52, 61; RC/779).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this region was first named N. Palath Nenui “Wetwang” (TI/268), soon revised to N. Nindalf (TI/281).

Nindalf

noun. wet land

nîn (“wet”) + talf (“flat field, land”)

Nindalf

'wet flat'

topon. 'wet flat'. Q. nindatalma. >> nîn, talf

Nindalf

noun. nēn-talma

n. Q. nēn-talma.

Nindalf

Nindalf

The name is Sindarin, consisting of nîn ("wet") and talf ("flat field").

nindalf

place name. Wetwang

palath nenui

place name. Wetwang

Earliest Elvish name for the Wetwang appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/268), a combination of palath “surface” and otherwise unattested nenui “wet”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.38).

nindatalma

place name. Wetwang, Nindalf

A hypothetical equivalent to S. Nindalf, either Quenya or a primitive form. It is a combination of ninda “wet” and talma “flat space” (PE17/52).

nēn-talma

place name. Wetwang, Nindalf