reb

root. entangle, snare, trap

rem

root. entangle, snare, trap

A root appearing with forms √REB and √REM in notes from 1969 (VT42/12), first appearing as √REB alone (VT42/29 note #28). It was glossed “entangle, snare, trap (as hunters or fishers) with lines or nets” and had derivatives like Q. remi “snare”, Q. rembë/S. rem(m) “net (for catching)”, and Q. rembina/S. remmen “entangled”. The last of these appeared as an element in a couple words in The Lord of the Rings: S. galadhremmin “tree-meshed” or “tree-woven” (LotR/238, 1115; PE17/136) and S. Remmirath “Netted Stars” or “Netted Jewels” (LotR/81; PE17/24). Most of this root’s derivatives are from strengthened remb-, but the forms Q. remi and Q. remma “snare” can only be derived from √REM (VT42/12).

Derivatives

• Q. rem- “to snare” ✧ VT42/12
• Q. remba- “to net, entrap” ✧ VT42/12
• Q. rembë “mesh, net (for catching), hunter’s or fisher’s net” ✧ VT42/12; VT42/29
• Q. rembina “entangled, meshed, netted, woven” ✧ VT42/12
• Q. remma “snare” ✧ VT42/12
• S. rem “mesh, net (for catching)” ✧ VT42/12; VT42/29
• S. remmen “entangled, meshed, netted, woven” ✧ VT42/12

Element in

• ᴺQ. lingwiremnë “fishing”

Variations

• REB ✧ VT42/12; VT42/29