tum

noun. (deep) valley

tum

noun. deep valley, under or among hills

tum-halad

place name. Tum-halad

tum dincelon

place name. Dimrill-dale

Earliest name for S. Nanduhirion appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (RS/432), apparently starting with N. tum “valley” and ending with Ilk. celon “river”, but the meaning of the middle element is unclear. Roman Rausch suggested it might be related to Ilk. dimb- “sad, gloomy” (EE/1.14).

tump

noun. hump

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “hump” derived from the root ᴹ√TUMPU of the same meaning (Ety/TUMPU). A possible earlier precursor is ᴱN. tuf “lump, knob” from Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/154).

tumladen

place name. Level Vale

tump

noun. hump

tofn

adjective. lowlying, deep, low

nûr

adjective. deep

doll

adjective. dark, dusky, obscure

dolt

adjective. dark, dusky, obscure

dûr

adjective. dark, sombre

dûr

adjective. dark

imlad

noun. deep valley, narrow valley with steep sides (but a flat habitable bottom)

nanduhiriath

place name. Dimrill-dale

A precursor to S. Nanduhirion “Vale of Dim Streams” appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (RS/433), apparently ending with the lenited class-plural hiriath of N. sîr “stream”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/1.14).

nanduhirion

place name. Dimrill-dale

nûr

adjective. deep

rhaudh

adjective. hollow, cavernous

rosta-

verb. to hollow out, excavate

tofn

adjective. lowlying, deep, low