nelen

place name. Gore, Angle

Earliest name for Egladil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/242), also appearing in the longer form Nelennas (TI/245). It is probably related to the root ᴹ√NEL from which nelthil “triangle” is derived, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.29).

bennas

noun. angle, corner

bennas

noun. angle

A word for “angle” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, a combination of ᴹ√BEN “corner (from inside)” and ᴹ√NAS “point” (Ety/BEN). In Lord of the Rings drafts of the 1940s, it was an early name for S. Egladil (TI/238).

naith

noun. gore

naith

place name. Angle