N. Tarn Felin loc.

N. Tarn Felin, loc.

Earlier name for the Emyn Muil appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/424). Its meaning is unclear.

References ✧ TI/424; TII/Sarn Gebir

Changes


N. Sern Lamrach loc.

Earlier name for the Emyn Muil appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/424). Its initial element is the plural of sarn “stone”, but the meaning of its final element is unclear.

References ✧ TI/424; TII/Sarn Gebir

Changes


N. Emyn Rhain loc. “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 rhain¹ “border”.

References ✧ TI/268, 281, 313; TII/Emyn Rhain

Glosses

Variations

Elements

amon “hill” plural ✧ TI/313 (Emyn)
rhain¹ “border” ✧ TI/313

N. Duil Rain loc. “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 rhain¹ “border”.

Reference ✧ TI/268 ✧ “Border Hills”

Changes

Elements

dôl “head, hill” plural ✧ TI/268 (Duil)
rhain¹ “border” soft-mutation ✧ TI/268 (Rain)