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

benn

noun. man, male

dîr

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

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”