S. Nenning loc. “? Water”

S. Nenning, loc. “? Water”

A river in western Beleriand flowing past the haven of Eglarest (S/120). The meaning of this name is unclear, but it appears to contain nen “water” (SA/nen).

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this river first appeared as Eldor, later revised to Eglor (SM/227). In The Etymologies, the name Eglor was designated Ilkorin and translated “Elf-river” (Ety/ELED), and was given as the basis for the name Ilk. Eglorest (Ety/RIS²), the earlier form of S. Eglarest. In the map revisions for the Silmarillion from the 1950s-60s, Eglor was replaced by S. Eglahir and later still by Nenning (WJ/187), which was the form used in the later Silmarillion narratives (WJ/117).

Note that the name Nenning first appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s as a rejected name for the rivers N. Crandir “Redway”, which itself was an earlier name for the river Celebrant (RS/433).

References ✧ RSI; SA/nen; SI; SM/227; SMI; UTI; WJ/117; WJI/Eglahir, Nenning

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nen “water; lake, pool; (lesser) river” ✧ SA/nen
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S. Eglahir loc. “*Elf-river”

A name for a river in Beleriand, replacing earlier Ilk. Eldor/Eglor (SM/227) and replaced in turn by the name S. Nenning (WJ/117). It appears to be a combination of the prefixal form Egla- of Eglan “Forsaken (Elf)” and the lenited form -hir of sîr “river” also appearing in names such as Linhir and Nanduhirion.

See S. Nenning for further discussion.

References ✧ SM/227; SMI; WJ/117; WJI

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Eglan “Forsaken (Elf)” prefix
sîr “river, stream” soft-mutation

Ilk. Eglor loc. “Elf-river”

An earlier name for S. Nenning, the river flowing past the haven of Eglorest, marked Ilkorin and translated “Elf-river” in The Etymologies (Ety/ELED). It is likely an elaboration of Ilk. Egla “Elf”. Earlier still the river was named Eldor (SM/227), perhaps containing the earlier (rejected) Ilkorin word Ilk. Eld “Elf”.

See S. Nenning for further discussion.

References ✧ Ety/ELED, RIS²; LRI; RSI; SM/227; SMI/Eglor, Eldor, Nenning; WJ/117; WJI/Eglahir

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Egla “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED
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ᴹ√ELED “Star-Folk, Elves” ✧ Ety/RIS²

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