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The '''Rhimdath''' or [[Rushdown]] | The '''Rhimdath''' or [[Rushdown]] was a short, early tributary of the [[Anduin]] River. It flowed from the [[Misty Mountains]] eastward into the Anduin roughly halfway between the [[Langwell]]-[[Greylin]] confluence and the [[Carrock]]. Given the name "Rushdown" it probably had a steep gradient. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The stem '''RIP-''' means to "rush, fly, fling"; from this comes [[Quenya]] ''rimpa'' and Noldorin ([[Sindarin]]) ''rhib-'', ''rhimp-'', ''rhimmo'', meaning "to flow like a [?torrent]". The stem '''DAT-''', '''DATH-''' means "fall down". [[Christopher Tolkien]] stated that the name ''Rhibdath'' or ''Rhimdath'', meaning "Rushdown" was a hastily scribbled addition at the end of the R-stems.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> In the index he noted that this name only appeared in the ''Etymologies'' but is the river described above.<ref>{{LR|Index}}</ref> | The stem '''RIP-''' means to "rush, fly, fling"; from this comes [[Quenya]] ''rimpa'' and Noldorin ([[Sindarin]]) ''rhib-'', ''rhimp-'', ''rhimmo'', meaning "to flow like a [?torrent]". The stem '''DAT-''', '''DATH-''' means "fall down". [[Christopher Tolkien]] stated that the name ''Rhibdath'' or ''Rhimdath'', meaning "Rushdown" was a hastily scribbled addition at the end of the R-stems.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref> In the index he noted that this name only appeared in the ''Etymologies'' but is the river described above.<ref>{{LR|Index}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 25 April 2011
| Rhimdath | |
|---|---|
| River | |
| General Information | |
| Other names | Rushdown |
| Location | Upper vale of the Anduin |
| Type | River |
| Description | Short, east-flowing tributary of the Anduin |
The Rhimdath or Rushdown was a short, early tributary of the Anduin River. It flowed from the Misty Mountains eastward into the Anduin roughly halfway between the Langwell-Greylin confluence and the Carrock. Given the name "Rushdown" it probably had a steep gradient.
Etymology
The stem RIP- means to "rush, fly, fling"; from this comes Quenya rimpa and Noldorin (Sindarin) rhib-, rhimp-, rhimmo, meaning "to flow like a [?torrent]". The stem DAT-, DATH- means "fall down". Christopher Tolkien stated that the name Rhibdath or Rhimdath, meaning "Rushdown" was a hastily scribbled addition at the end of the R-stems.[1] In the index he noted that this name only appeared in the Etymologies but is the river described above.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Index"
