Q. Tasarinan [þ] loc. “Willow-vale”
A Quenya name of S. Nan-tathren used by the Ents (LotR/469, SA/tathar), translated “Willow-vale” (RC/384) or “Vale of Willow” (PE17/81). It is a compound of the stem form of tasar(ë) (tasari-) “willow” and the suffix -nan “valley” (SA/tathar, RC/384).
Conceptual Development: The name ᴱQ. Tasarinan appeared in the earliest Lost Tales (LT2/140, 225), though at this early stage its initial element was ᴱQ. tasarin “willow” (QL/89). The name ᴹQ. Tasarinan also appeared in Treebeard’s song in the Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/417).
References ✧ LotR/469; LotRI; PE17/81; RC/384; SA/tathar; SI/Nan-tathren
Glosses
Elements
| tasar(ë) | “willow” | ✧ SA/tathar (tasarë) | |
| nan(do) | “(wide) valley, vale” | ✧ RC/384 (nan) | |
| ✶tathari | “*willow” | ✧ PE17/81 (tăsăre); PE17/81 (taþā̆rĭ-) | |
Cognates
ᴹQ. Tasarinan [þ] loc. “Land of Willows”
References ✧ TI/417; TII
Glosses
Elements
| tasar(e) | “willow-tree” |
| nanda | “water-mead, watered plain” |
Cognates
ᴱQ. Tasarinan loc. “Land of Willows”
References ✧ LBI; LT2/140; LT2A/Nantathrin; LT2I; PE13/102
Glosses
Elements
| tasarin | “willow” | ✧ LT2/140; LT2A/Nantathrin |
| nan | “woodland, *land” |
Cognates