S. rim n. “host, great number, people (of one kind or origin)” (Category: Crowd, Multitude)

S. rim, n. “host, great number, people (of one kind or origin), [N.] crowd” (Category: Crowd, Multitude)

G. hûs “crowd, heap, pile; very great number”

References ✧ Let/382; PE17/50, 190; SA/rim; UT/318

Glosses

• “great number” ✧ PE17/50 (†rim(b))
• “great number, host” ✧ SA/rim; UT/318
• “host” ✧ Let/382 (rīm)
• “people (of one kind or origin)” ✧ PE17/190

Variations

• rim ✧ PE17/190; SA/rim; UT/318
• rīm ✧ Let/382
• †rim(b) ✧ PE17/50

Element In

• S. -rim “collective or group plural”
• S. Galadhrim “Tree-people” ✧ PE17/50
• S. Mithrim ✧ SA/rim
• S. Naugrim “Dwarves” ✧ SA/rim
• S. †Rochirrim “Horse-lords” ✧ UT/318 (Rochír-rim)
• S. Rohirrim “Horse-lords” ✧ Let/382
• S. Thangorodrim “Mountains of Tyranny” ✧ SA/rim

Cognates

• Q. rimbë “host, great number” ✧ Let/382; PE17/50; SA/rim; UT/318

Derivations

• < ᴹ√RIM “abound; large number”

N. rhim¹ n. “crowd, host” (Category: Crowd, Multitude)

References ✧ Ety/LI, RIM

Glosses

• “crowd, host” ✧ Ety/RIM

Related

• rhim blended with ON. -lin “many” ✧ Ety/LI

Element In

• N. -rim “group plural” ✧ Ety/LI; Ety/RIM

Cognates

• ᴹQ. rimbe “crowd, host” ✧ Ety/RIM
• ON. rimbe “crowd, host” ✧ Ety/RIM

Derivations

• < ON. rimbe “crowd, host” ✧ Ety/RIM
  • < rhimb < rimbe ✧ Ety/RIM
  • < ᴹ✶rimbē “crowd, host” ✧ Ety/RIM
    • < ᴹ√RIM “abound; large number” ✧ Ety/RIM

Phonetic Developments

ON. rimbe > rhimb > rhim

[rimbe] > [rimb] > [r̥imb] > [r̥imb] > [r̥imm] > [r̥im]

✧ Ety/RIM

ᴱN. drim n. “host, countless number” (Category: Crowd, Multitude)

Reference ✧ PE13/142 ✧ “a host, countless number”

G. grim n. “host, folk” (Category: Crowd, Multitude)

References ✧ GL/54; LT2A/Gondothlim; QL/32

Glosses

• “folk, host” ✧ QL/32
• “host” ✧ GL/54; LT2A/Gondothlim

Related

• lim “many” is confused with grim “host” ✧ LT2A/Gondothlim
• lim¹ “many” hence great confusion with grim “host” ✧ GL/54

Element In

• G. niogrim “swarm”

Cognates

• ᴱQ. arma “flock of sheep” ✧ QL/32

Derivations

• < *ᴱ√ƷṚMṚ “*gather” ✧ QL/32 (‘ṚMṚ)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√‘ṚMṚ > grim

[ɣṛm] > [gṛm] > [grim]

✧ QL/32

G. lim¹ adj. “many” (Category: Much, Many)

References ✧ GG/15; GL/17, 54

Glosses

• “many” ✧ GG/15; GL/54

Related

• lim¹ “many” in singular it = English “many a”, as golda·lim ✧ GL/54
• lim¹ “many” hence great confusion with grim “host” ✧ GL/54
• lim¹ “many” hence great confusion with thlim “race” ✧ GL/54
• -lim cp. lim “many” ✧ GG/15

Element In

• G. Goldothrim “People of the Gnomes” ✧ GL/54 (golda·lim); GL/54
• G. Tol Withernon (ar lim gardhin arthi) “*island of Withernon and many places besides” ✧ GL/17

Cognates

• ᴱQ. limba “many”
• ᴱQ. limbe “a number” ✧ GG/15; GL/54

Derivations

• < ᴱ√LĪ “*many”