In the books westron is portrayed as English. Technically no hobbit, dwarf, or man spoke English. The language of the Rohirrim is an earlier form of Westron, therefore it is portrayed as Old English (the precursor to modern English) The oldd language of the Hobbits was preserved in placenames, names of dates, and words like "smial" and "mathom." These words were similar to Rohan's language
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"Hasufel is his name," said Eomer."May he bear you well and to better fortune than Garulf, his late master!"
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