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**''[[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]]'' = "Brotherhood of Jewel-smiths" | **''[[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]]'' = "Brotherhood of Jewel-smiths" | ||
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gwaith is a Sindarin word meaning "'people' associated by place and occupation". The forms -weith and waith are often used of "regions in proper names or peoples".[1]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- denoting people
- Danwaith
- Forodwaith = "People of the North"
- Gaurwaith
- Gwaith-i-Mírdain = "Brotherhood of Jewel-smiths"
- Tawarwaith
- denoting region or land
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 190
