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2.56  Eredwethion

§ Eredwethion ’Mountains of Shadow’ (TI:325,345) < N. ered, pl. of orod ’mountain’ (ÓROT-) + lenited and umlauted N. gwath ’shade’ (WATH-) + ending -ion, for which see 4.4.

This name is already given under WATH- (explicitly Noldorin), the Ilkorin cogante being Urthin Gwethion (VT46:21).


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