palath nenui

place name. Wetwang

Earliest Elvish name for the Wetwang appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/268), a combination of palath “surface” and otherwise unattested nenui “wet”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.38).

Changes

• Palath Nenui → Nindalf “Wetwang” ✧ TII/Nindalf

Elements

Word	Gloss
palath	“surface”
nenui	“wet”

nindalf

place name. Wetwang

Variations

• nindalf ✧ PE22/068