N. rhib- v. “to flow like a (?torrent)” (Category: to Flow)
A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “to flow like a (?torrent)” [the last word is unclear] under the root ᴹ√RIP “rush, fly, fling” (Ety/RIP). It was related to the name N. Rhibdath or Rhimdath “Rushdown”. It had a past form rhimp followed by another form rhimmo, possibly a Noldorin-style infinitive of a longer variant *rhimma-.
Neo-Sindarin: Most Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this Noldorin word as ᴺS. rib- “arm” 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.
References ✧ Ety/RIP
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| rhimmo | infinitive | ✧ Ety/RIP |
| rhimp | past | ✧ Ety/RIP |
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Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√RIP > rhib- | [rip-] > [r̥ip-] > [r̥ib-] | ✧ Ety/RIP |