Rushey
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Rushey was a small village of the Marish, in the Eastfarthing of the Shire, spelt 'Rushy' on the map named A Part of the Shire.[1]
Etymology
The name means "Rush-isle". David Salo has suggested an Old Hobbitish etymology from *Ryscieg.[2] -ey or -y in English place-names has the sense "small island", as seen in Girdley.[3]
It was called so as "a 'hard' among the fens of the Marish"[3] forming an isolated "island" in the midst of the soggy ground; this nomenclature is also seen in the Isle of Ely.<ref name=Salo>
The name is spelled as "Rushy" on A Part of the Shire.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 24 April 2024)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
