A hastily written entry in The Etymologies of the 1930s with an unclear gloss (possibly “stop, end; limit, marge”) serving as the basis for the name Ilk. Esgaroth (also with an unclear gloss, possibly “?strand-burg”) with the element Ilk. esgar = “shore” (EtyAC/SKAR²). The name Ilk. Esgaroth was given a much clearer etymology as “Reedlake” under the entry ᴹ√ESEK “✱sedge, reed” (Ety/ESEK).
Middle Primitive Elvish
skar
root. tear, rend
skar
root. ?stop, end; limit, marge
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “tear, rend” with derivatives like ᴹQ. harna-/N. parch “to wound” and ᴹQ. harwe/N. harw “wound” (Ety/SKAR).