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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 *''gweith'' from [[OS]] *''wekthe'' from [[PQ]] *''wegtê'' ([[root]] [[WEG]]<ref> | Possible *''gweith'' from [[OS]] *''wekthe'' from [[PQ]] *''wegtê'' ([[root]] [[WEG]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 398</ref>). | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Danwaith]] | |||
* [[Forodwaith (people)|Forodwaith]] = "People of the North" | * [[Forodwaith (people)|Forodwaith]] = "People of the North" | ||
* [[Gaurwaith]] | |||
* [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]] = "Brotherhood of Jewel-smiths" | * [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]] = "Brotherhood of Jewel-smiths" | ||
* [[Tawarwaith]] | |||
*[[Tawarwaith]] | |||
The suffix also is used to denote land, associated to the name of its people; cf. [[Quenya]] ''[[nóre]]'' | The suffix also is used to denote land, associated to the name of its people; cf. [[Quenya]] ''[[nóre]]'' | ||
*[[ | * [[Drúwaith Iaur]] | ||
*[[Enedwaith]] | * [[Enedwaith]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]] | ||
* [[Harad|Haradwaith]] | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 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
- Danwaith
- Forodwaith = "People of the North"
- Gaurwaith
- Gwaith-i-Mírdain = "Brotherhood of Jewel-smiths"
- Tawarwaith
The suffix also is used to denote land, associated to the name of its people; cf. Quenya nóre
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 398
