Sindarin 

lisg

noun. reed, reed, [G.] sedge

A word appearing as an element in the name Lisgardh “Land of Reeds” (UT/34).

Conceptual Development: An earlier version of this name was G. Arlisgion or Garlisgion “Place of Reeds” (LT2/153; GL/67), which contained G. lisg or lisc “reed, sedge” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/54). This became ᴱN. lhesg “sedge” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/148).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. liske “reed, reed, [ᴱQ.] sedge”

Derivations

Element in

  • S. Lisgardh “Land of Reeds” ✧ UT/034

lisc

reed

lisc, no distinct pl. form.

lisc

reed

no distinct pl. form.****