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'''Rushey''' was a small village of the [[Marish]], in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. | '''Rushey''' was a small village south of the [[Marish]], in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]].<ref name=Part/> It was built on a relatively stable ground amidst the soggy fens of the Marish, hence the name.<ref name="Nomen"/> The [[Causeway]] traversed the village, connecting it to the villages of [[Stock]] to the north and [[Deephallow]] to the south.<ref name=Part>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | ||
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It was called so as "''a 'hard' among the fens of the Marish''"<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref> forming an isolated "island" in the midst of the soggy ground; this nomenclature is also seen in the [[Wikipedia:Isle of Ely|Isle of Ely]].<ref name=Salo/> | It was called so as "''a 'hard' among the fens of the Marish''"<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref> forming an isolated "island" in the midst of the soggy ground; this nomenclature is also seen in the [[Wikipedia:Isle of Ely|Isle of Ely]].<ref name=Salo/> | ||
The name is spelled as "Rushy" on [[A Part of the Shire]].<ref | The name is spelled as "Rushy" on [[A Part of the Shire]].<ref name=Part/><ref name=Salo/> | ||
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Revision as of 14:17, 27 May 2016
Rushey was a small village south of the Marish, in the Eastfarthing of the Shire.[1] It was built on a relatively stable ground amidst the soggy fens of the Marish, hence the name.[2] The Causeway traversed the village, connecting it to the villages of Stock to the north and Deephallow to the south.[1]
Etymology
The name means "Rush-isle". David Salo has suggested an Old Hobbitish etymology from *Ryscieg.[3] -ey or -y in English place-names has the sense "small island", as seen in Girdley.[2]
It was called so as "a 'hard' among the fens of the Marish"[2] forming an isolated "island" in the midst of the soggy ground; this nomenclature is also seen in the Isle of Ely.[3]
The name is spelled as "Rushy" on A Part of the Shire.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 775
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 24 April 2024)
