A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “bend, hook” with a single derivative ᴹQ. rempa “crooked, hooked” (Ety/REP). The root was initially writing as ᴹ√REK as a variant of ᴹ√RIKH, but this was rejected (EtyAC/REP).
Middle Primitive Elvish
(e)rek
root. thorn, holly
rek
root. REK
rep
root. bend, hook
The root ᴹ√EREK appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s with the gloss “thorn” and derivatives meaning “prick” or “holly” in both Quenya and Noldorin (Ety/ERÉK). Elsewhere in the document it appeared in its unaugmented form ᴹ√REK (EtyAC/REK). It was the basis of the two names Ilk. Region and N. Eregion “Hollin”. The continued appearance of these names in the legendarium indicates the continued validity of these roots.