Rhimdath

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Rhimdath
River
General Information
Other namesRushdown
LocationUpper vale of the Anduin
TypeRiver
DescriptionShort, east-flowing tributary of the Anduin

The Rhimdath or Rushdown was a short, early tributary of the Anduin River. It flowed from the Misty Mountains eastward into the Anduin roughly halfway between the Langwell-Greylin confluence and the Carrock. Given the name "Rushdown" it probably had a steep gradient.

Etymology

The first element in Rhimdath is related to Noldorin rhib-, rhimp, rhimmo ("to flow like a [?torrent]"), derived from the stem RIP- ("rush, fly, fling"). Christopher Tolkien stated that the name Rhibdath or Rhimdath, given the meaning "Rushdown", was a hastily scribbled addition at the end of the R-stems.[1] In the index he noted that this name only appeared in the Etymologies but is the river described above.[2] The second element in Rhimdath is a likely derivative of the stem DAT- ("fall down").Template:Or[3]

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