Nindalf

noun. nēn-talma

n. Q. nēn-talma.

Nindalf

noun. wet land

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

Nindalf

'wet flat'

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

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).

Cognates

• Q. Nindatalma “Wetwang, Nindalf” ✧ PE17/052

Derivations

• ✶nēn-talma “Wetwang, Nindalf” ✧ PE17/167

Elements

Word	Gloss
nîn	“wet, *watery”
talf	“wang, flat field, topographical flat area”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶nēn-talma > nindalf	[nēnatalma] > [nīnatalma] > [nīnatalm] > [nīnadalm] > [nīndalm] > [nindalm] > [nindalv]	✧ PE17/167

Variations

• Nin-dalf ✧ PE17/052; PE17/061
• nindalf ✧ PE17/052; PE17/167

Nindalf

Nindalf

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