cell (adj. “running, flowing”) + duin (“big and large river”)
Sindarin
celduin
place name. River Running
Celduin
noun. running river
celduin
place name. River Running
Celduin
noun. running river
cell (adj. “running, flowing”) + duin (“big and large river”)
A river flowing from lake Esgaroth into the river Carnen, translated “River Running” (LotR/1046). It is most likely a combination of some form of the root √KEL “flow” and S. duin “duin”.