(great number, crowd), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rim), coll. pl. rimmath. Note: a homophone means ”cold pool or lake”.
Quenya
liyúmë
host
liyúmë
noun. host
Variations
- liyúme ✧ VT48/32
Sindarin
rim
host
hoth
noun. host, crowd, horde (nearly always in a bad sense)
gaurhoth
werewolf
).
gwaith
host
(i ’waith) (manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, regiment, people, region; wilderness), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaith). –
hoth
host
(noun) 1) hoth (i choth, o choth) (crowd, horde), pl. hyth (i chyth). 2) rim (great number, crowd), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rim), coll. pl. rimmath. Note: a homophone means ”cold pool or lake”. 3) gwaith (i **waith) (manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, regiment, people, region; wilderness), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaith). WOLF-HOST, see under WEREWOLF (concerning gaurhoth**).
hoth
host
(i choth, o choth) (crowd, horde), pl. hyth (i chyth).
Noldorin
hoth
noun. host, crowd, horde (nearly always in a bad sense)
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Gnomish
grim
noun. host, folk
Cognates
- Eq. arma “flock of sheep” ✧ QL/032
Derivations
- ᴱ√ƷṚMṚ “*gather” ✧ QL/032
Element in
- G. niogrim “swarm”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√‘ṚMṚ > grim [ɣṛm] > [gṛm] > [grim] ✧ QL/032
Early Noldorin
graim
adjective. ?fierce
hoth
noun. host, folk
Changes
- hoth → hoth “host, folk” ✧ PE13/147
liyúmë noun "host" (VT48:32)