N. rhem adj. “frequent, numerous” (Category: Much, Many)
N. rhem “frequent, numerous” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from primitive ᴹ✶rimbā under the root ᴹ√RIM (Ety/RIM).
Neo-Sindarin: Many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. rem “great number” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD), since the unvoicing of initial r to rh was a feature of Noldorin of the 1930s but not Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s.
Reference ✧ Ety/RIM ✧ “frequent, numerous”
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Phonetic Developments
| ON. rimba > rhemb > rhem | [rimba] > [remba] > [remb] > [r̥emb] > [r̥emb] > [r̥emm] > [r̥em] | ✧ Ety/RIM |