hesg

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh hescenn, from Proto-Celtic *sex-skā, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Cognate with Cornish hesk, Breton hesk and Irish seisc.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /heːsɡ/, [heːsk]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /hɛsɡ/, [hɛsk]
• Rhymes: -ɛsɡ

Noun

hesg f (collective, singulative hesgen, not mutable)

1. sedges, rushes.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hesg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies