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'''Mithe''' was a body of water in | '''Mithe''' was a body of water in [[the Shire]], the outflow of the [[Shirebourn]] river into the [[Brandywine]]. | ||
At the Mithe there was a landing-stage called [[Mithe Steps]],<ref>{{ATB|2}}</ref> from which a lane ran to [[Deephallow]] and so on to the [[Causeway]] road that went through [[Rushey]] and [[Stock]].<ref>{{ATB|Preface}}</ref> | At the Mithe there was a landing-stage called [[Mithe Steps]],<ref>{{ATB|2}}</ref> from which a lane ran to [[Deephallow]] and so on to the [[Causeway]] road that went through [[Rushey]] and [[Stock]].<ref>{{ATB|Preface}}</ref> |
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Mithe was a body of water in the Shire, the outflow of the Shirebourn river into the Brandywine.
At the Mithe there was a landing-stage called Mithe Steps,[1] from which a lane ran to Deephallow and so on to the Causeway road that went through Rushey and Stock.[2]
Etymology
The name is obviously unrelated to the English verb mithe meaning "hide, conceal, avoid".
Andreas Möhn has suggested that Mithe means "Place where two streams meet", derived from Old English mūþ or ġemȳþ "river-mouth, meeting of streams". Möhn adds that Mithe "is evidently related to 'mouth' and probably a derivative surviving in English place-names".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Bombadil Goes Boating"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Preface"
- ↑ Andreas Möhn, "Bombadil in the Shire", Lalaith's Middle-earth Science Pages (accessed 16 May 2012)