N. Bair Nestad loc. “Houses of Healing”

N. Bair Nestad, loc. “Houses of Healing”

Noldorin name for the Houses of Healing appearing only in the Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s along with several variations (WR/379-380). It is a combination of the plural of bár “home” and nestad “healing”.

Conceptual Development: In a somewhat later typescript version, the form of this name was Edeb na Nestad, but this was rejected (WR/380).

References ✧ WR/379-380; WRI/Berin a Nestad

Glosses

Variations

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Elements

bár “home; earth” plural ✧ WR/379 (Berin); WR/380 (Bair)
nestad “healing” ✧ WR/380 (Nestedrui); WR/380
#an “of” elided ✧ WR/379 (a)

N. Edeb na Nestad loc. “Houses of Healing”

A rejected Noldorin name for the Houses of Healing (WR/380). It is a combination of the plural of adab “house”, the preposition na “of” and the noun nestad “healing”.

See N. Bair Nestad for further discussion.

References ✧ WR/380; WRI/Berin a Nestad

Glosses

Elements

adab “building, house” plural ✧ WR/380 (Edeb)
na “with, by; of” ✧ WR/380 (na)
nestad “healing” ✧ WR/380 (Nestad)