rhosfein

place name. *White Rain

Earliest name for S. Rauros in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/283), also appearing as Rosfein (TI/273). Its seems to be a combination of rhoss “rain” and fein “white”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.39).

Elements

Word	Gloss
rhoss	“rain”
fein	“white, radiant”

Variations

• Rosfein ✧ TI/273; TII/Rhosfein