hithliniath

place name. Pools of Mist

A Noldorin name for Ilk. Umboth Muilin in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, translated “Pools of Mist” (LR/262, footnote). In The Etymologies it was given as a combination of hîth “mist” and the lenited class-plural of lhîn “pool” (Ety/KHIS).

liniath

noun. pools

lhîn

noun. pool

lhîn

noun. pool

oel

noun. lake, pool, mere

rhim

noun. cold pool or lake (in mountains)

rhimb

noun. cold pool or lake (in mountains)