ilwen

feminine name. Ilwen

A possible wife of Q. Ingwë in some 1959 notes (NM/128).

Elements

Word	Gloss
IL	“all”
vendë	“maiden, *virgin”

ména

region

ména noun "region" (MEN). Not to be confused with the present/continuative tense of #men- "go".

yón

noun. region

Yón

region, any (fairly extensive) region between obstacles such as rivers or mountains

yón (2), variant of yondë, q.v. Defined as "a region, any (fairly extensive) region _between obstacles such as rivers or mountains" (PE17:43)_

ilmen

Ilmen

Christopher Tolkien has noted that Ilmen is related to such words as Ilmarë and Ilmarin.