N. Ephel Nimrais loc.
Earlier name for S. Ered Nimrais (WR/137), using ephel “outer fence” instead of ered “mountains”. It also appearing as (rejected singular) Ephel Nimras and possibly Hebel Nimrais (the last element is hard to read).
References ✧ WR/137; WRI/Ered Nimrais
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| ephel | “outer fence” | ✧ WR/137 | |
| nimp | “pale” | ||
| rhas | “horn [of both animals and mountains]” | soft-mutation plural |
N. Hebel Uilos loc. “White Mountains”
Earlier name for S. Ered Nimrais appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s with the gloss “White Mountains” (WR/137). It is a combination of hebel and Uilos “Ever-snow”. The second element was initially (rejected) Orolos, perhaps meaning “?Mountain Snow” as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/3.14).
References ✧ WR/137; WRI/Ered Nimrais
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| hebel | “?fence” |
| Uilos | “Everlasting Snow” |
N. Eredvyrn loc. “Black Mountains”
Earliest name for S. Ered Nimrais glossed “Black Mountains” instead of “White Mountains” (TI/124), with the lenited plural of morn “black” instead of nimrais “white-horns”.
References ✧ TI/124; TII/Black Mounttains
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| orod | “mountain” | plural | ✧ TI/124 (Ered) |
| morn | “black” | soft-mutation plural | ✧ TI/124 (vyrn) |