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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
 
''Linaewen'' is a [[Sindarin]] name, composed of ''[[lind]]'' ("pool, mere") + ''[[aew]]'' ("bird") + ''[[en]]'' (adjective suffix), therefore "Lake of Birds".<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack |articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-4077109593.html|articlename=S. ''Linaewen'' loc.|dated=|website=Eldamo|accessed=19 November 2019}}</ref>
It has been suggested{{who}} that ''Linaewen'' is a [[Sindarin]] name, composed of ''[[lin]]'' ("pool, mere") + ''[[aew]]'' ("bird") + ''[[en]]'' (adjective suffix).<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkiendil.com/langues/english/i-lam_arth/compound_sindarin_names|articlename=Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth|dated=|website=[http://www.tolkiendil.com Tolkiendil.com]|accessed=14 September 2013}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 21:27, 19 November 2019

Linaewen
Lake
Christopher Tolkien - Nevrast.jpg
General Information
Pronunciationlin-eye-wen
LocationEastern Nevrast
TypeLake
DescriptionLong, narrow body of water surrounded by marshes
InhabitantsBirds

Linaewen was a long, narrow lake within the vast marshland of reeds and pools that formed the Marshes of Nevrast, which were in the eastern lowlands of the country of Nevrast.[1] The margins of Linaewen abounded with wading birds of every kind.[2] It was from these birds that it took its name: Linaewen is Elvish for "lake of birds".[3]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Linaewen is a Sindarin name, composed of lind ("pool, mere") + aew ("bird") + en (adjective suffix), therefore "Lake of Birds".[4]

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