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'''''gwaith''''' or '''''gweith''''' is a noun meaning "manhood" in [[Sindarin]]. The meaning is often extended to mean "brotherhood, regiment, host, people". | '''''gwaith''''' or '''''gweith''''' is a noun meaning "manhood" in [[Sindarin]]. The meaning is often extended to mean "brotherhood, regiment, host, people". | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Possible *''wekthe'' from [[PQ]] *''wegtê'' ([[root]] [[WEG]]) | Possible *''gweith'' from [[OS]] *''wekthe'' from [[PQ]] *''wegtê'' ([[root]] [[WEG]]<ref>[[The Etymologies]], p. 398</ref>) | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Forodwaith (people)|Forodwaith]] = "People of the North" | * [[Forodwaith (people)|Forodwaith]] = "People of the North" | ||
Revision as of 01:15, 23 October 2010
gwaith or gweith is a noun meaning "manhood" in Sindarin. The meaning is often extended to mean "brotherhood, regiment, host, people".
Etymology
Possible *gweith from OS *wekthe from PQ *wegtê (root WEG[1])
Examples
- Forodwaith = "People of the North"
- Gwaith-i-Mírdain = "Brotherhood of Jewel-smiths"
- Danwaith
- Gaurwaith
- Tawarwaith
The suffix also is used to denote land, perhaps associated to the name of its people
References
- ↑ The Etymologies, p. 398
