rhain

adjective. free

The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. {rhein >>} rhain “free” derived from ᴹ✶(a)ranı̯ā under the root ᴹ√RAN “wander, stray”; it also had a deleted variant erein, presumably from aranı̯ā (EtyAC/RAN). See also S. rain “erratic wandering” for a later appearance of a similarly derived word.

Neo-Sindarin: Many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this adjective as ᴺS. rain “free” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, as suggested in HSD (HSD), since the unvoicing of initial r to rh was a feature of Noldorin of the 1930s but not Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s. I would use it as “free” in the sense “✱unconstrained”.

rhain

noun. border

rhain

noun. border

lhain

adjective. free, freed

rhein

noun. border

emyn rhain

place name. Border Hills

Earlier name of Emyn Muil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, glossed “Border Hills” (TI/313), also appearing as Emyn Rain (TI/268). Its seems to be a combination of the plural of amon “hill” and rhain “border”.

duil rain

place name. Border Hills

Earliest (and immediately rejected) name of Emyn Muil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, glossed “Border Hills” (TI/268). Its seems to be a combination of the plural of dôl “hill” and rhain “border”.

minas tirith

place name. Tower of Guard

edrein

noun. border

lhein

adjective. free, freed