gweith is a Noldorin noun meaning "manhood". The meaning is often extended to mean "man-power, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment".[1][2]
Etymology
See also
- Sindarin gwaith
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 398
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part Two" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 46, July 2004, p. 21