ᴱQ. Evadrien loc. “Coast of Iron”
The region of “the West” in the earliest Lost Tales glossed “Coast of Iron” (LT2/313), changed from Erenol (LT2/334). Its etymology is unclear.
References ✧ LT2/313, 334; LT2I/Erenol, Evadrien
Glosses
ᴱQ. Eriollo loc. “Ironcliffs”
Qenya name for G. Angol appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s (GL/19), a compound of ere(n) “iron” and ollo “cliff” according to Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Eriol). In the tales themselves this name appeared as Erenol, but was soon changed to Evadrien.
References ✧ GL/19; LT1A/Eriol; LT1I/Eriol; LT2/334; LT2I/Erenol, Evadrien
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| ere(n) | “iron, steel” | ✧ LT1A/Eriol |
| ollo | “cliff, seaward precipice” | ✧ LT1A/Eriol |
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