(noun) raew (no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”net” (but for that meaning, the distinct form raef may also be used).
Sindarin
raew
noun. net
raew
noun. net
raew
noun. fathom
raef
noun. net
raef
noun. net
raew
fathom
raew
noun. fathom
raew
fathom
(no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”net” (but for that meaning, the distinct form raef may also be used).
raef
net
no distinct pl. form except with article (idh raef), coll. pl. raevath. Note: raef has a side-form raew, but since this also means ”fathom”, raef may be preferred for clarity.
raen
netted
(enlaced). No distinct pl. form. (VT42:12)
gwî
net
1) gwî (i **wî) (web), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwî), 2) raef, no distinct pl. form except with article (idh raef), coll. pl. raevath. Note: raef has a side-form raew, but since this also means ”fathom”, raef may be preferred for clarity. 3) rem (mesh), pl. rim (idh rim), coll. pl. remmath**. Verb
gwî
net
(i ’wî) (web), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwî)
rem
net
(mesh), pl. rim (idh rim), coll. pl. remmath. Verb
remmen
netted
(tangled, woven), pl. #remmin attested (as part of the phrase galadhremmin ennorath, LotR Appendix E)
A noun given as raef or raew “net” in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor from 1967-69 based on the root √RAY “net, knit, contrive network or lace; involve in a network, enlace”, a blending of the ancient forms of its Quenya equivalents Q. raima “net” and Q. raiwë “lace” (VT42/12). In a draft of this etymology appearing in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969, the only form given was raef, equivalent to Q. raima “a net” (PE22/159). Since usually [[s|final -m > -f [v] > -w after the diphthong ae]], I suspect raef is an archaic form and raew is modern Sindarin.