Quenya 

angalailin

place name. Mirrormere

A Quenya name for Mirrormere (S. Nen Cenedril) appearing in notes from 1968 (NM/353). It is a compound of angal “mirror” and ailin “lake”. In earlier iterations these notes, Tolkien gave the name as {Angal-mille >>} Angal-limpe (NM/350, 353).

Changes

  • Angal-milleAngal-limpe ✧ NM/350

Elements

WordGloss
angal“mirror, mirror, *reflective surface”
ailin“a large lake, (large) lake, [ᴹQ.] pool”

Variations

  • Angal-limpe ✧ NM/350
  • angalailin ✧ NM/353
  • Angal-mille ✧ NM/353 (Angal-mille)
Quenya [NM/350; NM/353] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Sindarin 

Nen Cenedril

'Lake looking-cristal'

topon. 'Lake looking-cristal', Mirrormere. Dw. Kheled-zâram. Nen Cenedril << Nen Singil.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:35] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

nen cenedril

place name. Mirrormere, (lit.) Lake Looking-glass

Sindarin name of Mirrormere, not appearing in the published version of The Lord of the Rings (PE17/35), a combination of nen “water” and cenedril “looking-glass” (PE17/47).

Conceptual Development: Tolkien first considered and rejected the name Nen Singil (PE17/35).

Changes

  • Nen SingilNen Cenedril ✧ PE17/035

Cognates

  • Kh. Kheled-zâram “Mirrormere” ✧ PE17/035; PE17/037; RS/466

Elements

WordGloss
nen“water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, [ᴱN.] stream”
cenedril“mirror, looking-glass, (lit.) looking-crystal”

Variations

  • Nen Singil ✧ PE17/035 (Nen Singil)
Sindarin [PE17/035; PE17/037; RS/466; RSI/Nen Cenedril; TII/Nen Cenedril] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Khuzdûl

kheled-zâram

place name. Mirrormere

Cognates

  • S. Nen Cenedril “Mirrormere, (lit.) Lake Looking-glass” ✧ PE17/035; PE17/037; RS/466

Elements

WordGloss
kheled“glass”
zâram“pool, lake”

Variations

  • Kheledzâram ✧ RC/774; TI/219
Khuzdûl [LotR/0333; LotRI/Kheled-zâram; LotRI/Mirrormere; PE17/035; PE17/037; RC/774; RS/466; RSI/Kheled-zâram; SA/khelek; SDI1/Kheled-zâram; TI/167; TI/219; TII/Kheled-zâram] Group: Eldamo. Published by