forodweith

noun. Northmen

forodweith

noun. the lands of the North

forodweith

place name. Northmen, Northland

Elements

Word	Gloss
forod	“north”
gweith	“manhood; man-power, troop of able bodied men, host, regiment”

Variations

• Forodwaith ✧ Ety/PHOR; TI/296; TI/304; TII/Forodwaith

forodwaith

noun. Northmen

forodwaith

noun. the lands of the North

forodrim

noun. Northmen

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).

Elements

Word	Gloss
forod	“north”
-rim	“group plural”

dîr

noun. man, referring to an adult male (elf, mortal, or of any other speaking race)

benn

noun. man, male