rochirrim
noun. horse-lords, the people of Rohan
rochirrim
collective name. Horse-lords
Derivatives
- S. Rohirrim “Horse-lords” ✧ Let/178; UT/318
Elements
Word Gloss roch “horse” hîr “lord, master” -rim “collective or group plural” Variations
- Rochir-rim ✧ Let/178
- Rochír-rim ✧ UT/318
rohirrim
collective name. Horse-lords
The riders of Rohan, translated “Horse-lords” (LotR/262), a combination of roch “horse”, hîr “lord” and the class-plural suffix -rim (Let/382), with the [[s|[x] (“ch”) softening to [h] in Gondorian pronunciation]] (LotR/1113).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien first considered using N. Rohiroth (RS/440) and N. Rohirwaith (WR/22) using different suffixes for the class-plural.
Derivations
- S. Rochirrim “Horse-lords” ✧ Let/178; UT/318
Elements
Word Gloss roch “horse” hîr “lord, master” -rim “collective or group plural” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources S. Rochir-rim > Rohirrim [roxīrrim] > [roxirrim] ✧ Let/178 S. Rochír-rim > Rohirrim [roxīrrim] > [roxirrim] ✧ UT/318
rochir
noun. horse-lord
rohir
noun. knight
rochon
noun. (horse) rider
rochon
noun. rider
rochben
noun. rider
Element in
- S. Rochon Methestel “Rider of the Last Hope” ✧ UT/313
Elements
Word Gloss roch “horse” pen “one, somebody, anybody, one, somebody, anybody; [N.] Elf” Variations
- Rochon ✧ UT/313
falathrim
noun. people of the Falas
noro
verb. run! ride!
Untranslated in LotR, but written nora-lim and rendered as "ride on" in RS/196 (not a literal translation) and later translated as "run swift" in RC/195. A verb nor- is attested in the old Gnomish lexicon, PE/11:61, with the meaning "to run, roll"
anfangrim
noun. the Longbeards (a tribe of Dwarves)
cuio
verb. live!
anglennatha
verb. (he) will approach
rammas
noun. (great) wall
Lossoth
noun. the Snowmen
dagorath
noun. all the battles
drúwaith
noun. the wilderness of the Drû-men (q.v.)
lâf
verb. (he) licks
tôl
verb. (he) comes
According to WJ/301, the expression tôl acharn "vengeance comes" was later changed to tûl acharn by Tolkien
galadhad
noun. the Two Trees of Valinor
avo
verb. don't!
Used as a negative adverb before an imperative: avo garo "don't do it!". Sometimes used as prefix: avgaro
avon
verb. I won't
arben
noun. knight
_ n. _knight. Q. arquen. i·arben na megil and 'The Knight of the Long Sword'.
arben
noun. knight
lôd
verb. (he) floats
ónen
noun. I gave
Written onen in some editions of LotR. In the Qenyaqetsa, Qenya anta- is marked as having an irregular past tense áne. Assuming the same sound-shifts as observed in other words, this would indeed lead to onen in Sindarin, see PE/12:31 and TT/14:48-49
lammas
noun. account of tongues
pêd
verb. (he) says
rochir
knight
rochir (rider, horse-lord), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rochir), coll. pl. rochirrim (UT:318, Letters:178, 282)
rochir
knight
(rider, horse-lord), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rochir), coll. pl. *rochirrim** (UT:318, Letters:178, 282)*
rochir
rider
(knight, horse-lord), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rochir), coll. pl. *rochirrim** (UT:318, Letters:178, 282)*
rochir
horse-lord
rochir (knight, rider), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rochir), coll. pl. rochirrim (UT:318, Letters:178, 282)
rochir
horse-lord
rochir (knight, rider), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rochir), coll. pl. rochirrim (UT:318, Letters:178, 282)
rochir
horse-lord
(knight, rider), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rochir), coll. pl. *rochirrim** (UT:318, Letters:178, 282)*
rochon
rider
1) rochon, pl. rechyn (idh rechyn), coll. pl. rochonnath (UT:313), 2) rochir (knight, horse-lord), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rochir), coll. pl. rochirrim (UT:318, Letters:178, 282)
rochon
rider
pl. rechyn (idh rechyn), coll. pl. rochonnath (UT:313)
rochben
rider
rochben (pl. rochbin or rechbin, with article idh rochbin/rechbin), coll. pl. rochbiniath (WJ:376; the pl. rechbin is there cited in archaic form ”roechbin” = röchbin).
rochben
rider
(pl. rochbin or rechbin, with article idh rochbin/rechbin), coll. pl. rochbiniath *(WJ:376; the pl. rechbin is there cited in archaic form ”roechbin” = röchbin).*
Archaic form of the name Rohirrim, a combination of roch “horse”, hîr “lord” and the class-plural suffix -rim “land” (Let/178, UT/318).