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In the fictional world of Middle-earth by J. R. R. Tolkien, Rohirric is the language of the Rohirrim of Rohan.
In the novels it is always represented by Anglo-Saxon, and only few actual Rohirric words are given by Tolkien: kûd-dûkan, an old word meaning 'hole-dweller' which led to kuduk, the name the Hobbits had for themselves. Even these terms were translated in the book: 'hobbit' is said to derive from the Anglo-Saxon word Holbytla, or hole-builder.
The only other Rohirric given is the element "lô-"/"loh-" corresponding to Anglo-Saxon "éo", horse, and the derived names Lôgrad for Horse-Mark, and Lohtûr for Éothéod, horse-people, or horse-land.
All names beginning with Éo- are actually names beginning with Lô- or Loh-, but the real forms of Éomer, Éowyn etc. are not given. Only one proper name is given, that of Théoden: the actual form was Tûrac, which shows that Rohirric had adopted the Sindarin element "tur-" also present in names like Turgon, with meaning power/mastery (i.e. King).
The languages of the Kingdom of Rhovanion, Esgaroth and DaleDale is a town in J. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth. In The Hobbit Dale was a city of Men on the River Running between the Lonely Mountain and the Long Lake. It was ruled by Girion until its destruction in T. 2770 by the dragon Smaug. It is (often called Dalish or Dale-ish)) were related to Rohirric.