forodrim

collective name. Northmen

A term for the “Northmen” appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a combination of forod “north” and the class-plural suffix -rim (Ety/PHOR).

forodrim

noun. Northmen

forodwaith

noun. Northmen

forodweith

noun. Northmen

forodweith

place name. Northmen, Northland

forodwaith

noun. northmen

forod (“northern”) + gwaith (“people, folk”)

forodwaith

place name. North-region, Northmen

Name of the northern region of Middle-earth or the ancient people who lived there (UT/14, LotR/1041), translated “North-region” or “Northmen” (Let/224, Ety/WEG). It is a combination of forod “north” and gwaith “people, region” (Ety/PHOR, WEG).

Conceptual Development: The name G. Forodwaith appeared in the earliest Lost Tales as a name for the “Men of the North” or Vikings (LT2/313), replacing earlier G. Gwasgonin “Winged Helms” (LT2/334). In The Etymologies from the 1930s, it appeared as both N. Forodwaith and N. Forodweith, reflecting Tolkien’s vacillation on the development of the diphthong [ai]; by this stage it already had the dual meaning given above (Ety/WEG, PHOR).

forodrim

northmen

Forodrim (a coll. pl.); NORTHMEN, NORTH-FOLK (also used of the area where they live) Forodwaith (UT:14)

forodrim

northmen

(a coll. pl.);

forodwaith

northmen, north-folk

(UT:14)