• 09.015 not to ransom himself

Lest we forget – the OED had something to say about the croak of ravens

• 15.007 I only wish he was a raven!’
• 15.009 But the ravens are different.
• 15.010 I knew many among the ravens of the rocks
• 15.013 He was an aged raven of great size.
• 15.014 Now I am the chief of the great ravens of the Mountain.
• 15.018 and listen to the raven’s news.
• 15.027 guided by a raven,
• 15.027 the ravens brought them constant tidings.
• 16.004 when the ravens brought news
• 16.045 There is news brewing that even the ravens have not heard.
• 17.044 Not even the ravens knew of their coming

• 11.005 in a height called Ravenhill.
• 11.006 to the feet of Ravenhill.
• 13.054 and so to a road running towards Ravenhill.
• 15.010 This very height was once named Ravenhill,
• 17.054 near to the watch-post on Ravenhill.
• 17.060 He had taken his stand on Ravenhill among the Elves –
• 18.001 He was lying on the flat stones of Ravenhill,

• 03.008 There were dark ravines

• 10.005 and the Mountain receded again,

• 14.033 From whom should we claim the recompense of our damage,
• 14.038 Men spoke of the recompense for all their harm
• 15.048 in recompense you have thus far brought ruin only,

• 17.037 that will bring reconciliation.

• 17.019 that I could not forbear to redeem the Arkenstone,

• 07.101 the reeds were rattling – on it went
• 09.053 Past the rushes, past the reeds,

Both the noun and the verb are from older Germanic forms meaning “smoke”. That is a brutal oversimplification of an absolutely fascinating morning spent in the OED reading about the relationship of “reek” to Baltic words for various pickled foods. For serious, at 33 cents/day, an OED subscription is the coolest thing ever.

• 03.015 The faggots are reeking,
• 06.072 and through the reek he could see the goblins
• 11.011 all the halls within must be filled with his foul reek.’