Sindarin 

rain

noun. erratic wandering

A word for “erratic wandering” appearing in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor from 1967-69, derived from √RAN “wander, stray, meander” and an element in the river name Gilrain “✱Wandering Star” (VT42/13). See also ᴺS. rain “free, ✱unconstrained” [N. rhain] for another (adjectival) meaning for this word.

Sindarin [UT/242; VT42/12; VT42/13] Group: Eldamo. Published by