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Eventually they were stored in the [[Mathom-house]] in [[Michel Delving]].<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> | Eventually they were stored in the [[Mathom-house]] in [[Michel Delving]].<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> | ||
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''Mathom'' is a word invented by Tolkien, constructed from an obsolete [[Old English]] word '' | ''Mathom'' is a word invented by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]], constructed from an obsolete [[Old English]] word ''máðm'' "treasure, precious thing".<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 782</ref> | ||
It is used as a rendering of the original [[Hobbitish]] word ''[[kast]]''.<ref name="AppF">{{App|F2}}</ref> | It is used as a rendering of the original [[Hobbitish]] word ''[[kast]]''.<ref name="AppF">{{App|F2}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Objects]] | [[Category:Objects]] | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 18 August 2012
Mathoms was an old word of the hobbit-dialect, not recorded as being in use outside the Shire. It was used to refer to "trinkets" or any item that had no particular immediate use.
Mathoms were many of the presents that passed from hand to hand by the Shire-hobbits - an important part of their culture - and whose owners did not wish to throw them away.
Eventually they were stored in the Mathom-house in Michel Delving.[1]
Etymology
Mathom is a word invented by Tolkien, constructed from an obsolete Old English word máðm "treasure, precious thing".[2]
It is used as a rendering of the original Hobbitish word kast.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 782
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
