S. Gelion loc.
A great river in eastern Beleriand (S/54). The meaning of the name is unclear. Given the river’s location in Ossiriand, this name might be Nandorin instead.
Conceptual Development: The name N. Gelion¹ first appeared in Silmarillion drafts from the early 1930s as a revision of earlier Flend (SM/135). In The Etymologies, Tolkien said the name was based on the Ilkorin word gelion “bright” (Ety/GYEL). In later notes, Tolkien considered renaming the river to Gelduin >> Gevilon >> Gevelon or Gevolon, the last of these an adaptation of Khuzdul Gabilân “Great River” (WJ/336; NM/311). He did not apply this change in the Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, however.
References ✧ LT2I; MRI; NM/311; SI; WJ/336; WJI/Gelduin, Gelion, Gevelon
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N. Gelion¹ loc.
References ✧ Ety/GYEL, THAR; LR/265; LRI/Gelion; SM/135; SMI/Flend, Gelion
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| gell | “joy, triumph, (?victory)” | ✧ Ety/GYEL |
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