hesg

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sek-. 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)

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

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