A noun for “reed-bed”, apparently an elaboration of Ilk. esg “reed” (Ety/ESEK). In a hastily written entry in The Etymologies, a similar form esgar was glossed “shore” as a derivative of the root ᴹ√SKAR, but with no language specified (EtyAC/SKAR²). If it was Ilkorin, it probably underwent the same development as esgar “wound”. Both these words appeared to have been coined to explain the name of the town Esgaroth from the Hobbit.
Doriathrin
esgar
noun. wound
Cognates
- ᴹQ. harwe “wound” ✧ Ety/SKAR
Derivations
- ᴹ√SKAR “tear, rend” ✧ Ety/SKAR
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√SKAR > esgar [skar] > [eskar] > [esgar] ✧ Ety/SKAR Variations
- esgar ✧ Ety/SKAR
esgar
noun. reed-bed
Derivations
- ᴹ√SKAR “?stop, end; limit, marge” ✧ EtyAC/SKAR²
Element in
- Ilk. Esgaroth “Reedlake” ✧ Ety/ESEK; EtyAC/SKAR²
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√SKAR² > esgar [skar] > [eskar] > [esgar] ✧ EtyAC/SKAR² Variations
- esgar ✧ Ety/ESEK; EtyAC/SKAR² (Un. esgar)
A noun for “wound” derived from the root ᴹ√SKAR (Ety/SKAR). Apparently the initial [sk-] became syllabic [ṣk-], which then became [esk-]. Afterwards the [[ilk|[esk] became [esg]]].