nen girith

place name. Shuddering Water

Another name of Dimrost, translated “Shuddering Water” (S/220), a combination of nen “water” and girith “shuddering” (SA/nen, girith).

Conceptual Development: This name was already N. Nen Girith in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/130, 313; LR/140).

Elements

Word	Gloss
nen	“water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, water; lake, pool; (lesser) river, [ᴱN.] stream”
girith	“shuddering, shuddering; [N.] horror”

Nen Girith

noun. shaddering water (water of horror)

nen (“water”), girith (“shuddering, horror”)