Noldorin 

bair nestad

place name. Houses of Healing

Noldorin name for the Houses of Healing appearing only in the Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s along with several variations (WR/379-380). It is a combination of the plural of bár “home” and nestad “healing”.

Conceptual Development: In a somewhat later typescript version, the form of this name was Edeb na Nestad, but this was rejected (WR/380).

Changes

  • Berin a Nestad → Bair Nestedrui “Houses of Healing” ✧ WR/380
  • Bair Nestedrui → Bair Nestad “Houses of Healing” ✧ WR/380

Elements

WordGloss
bár“home; earth”
nestad“healing”

Variations

  • Berin a Nestad ✧ WR/379 (Berin a Nestad); WRI/Berin a Nestad
  • Bair Nestedrui ✧ WR/380; WRI/Berin a Nestad
Noldorin [WR/379; WR/380; WRI/Berin a Nestad] Group: Eldamo. Published by

edeb na nestad

place name. Houses of Healing

A rejected Noldorin name for the Houses of Healing (WR/380). It is a combination of the plural of adab “house”, the preposition na “of” and the noun nestad “healing”.

Noldorin [WR/380; WRI/Berin a Nestad] Group: Eldamo. Published by