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'''Rushock Bog''' was a swamp on [[The Water]] in the [[Westfarthing]], south of [[Needlehole]] and to the north-west of [[Hobbiton]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>
'''Rushock Bog''' was a swamp on [[The Water]] in the [[Westfarthing]], south of [[Needlehole]] and to the north-west of [[Hobbiton]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[[David Salo]] suggested an etymology from [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] *''Ryscuc'' meaning "rushy place".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=20 March 2013}}</ref>
There is a village [[Wikipedia:Rushock|Rushock]] in Worcestershire and a [[Wikipedia:Rushock, Herefordshire|Rushock]] in Herefordshire. According to Tolkien, it is derived from the plant ''rush''.<ref name=rc/> [[David Salo]], but also Hammond and Scull, suggested an etymology from [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] *''Ryscuc''/''rixuc'' meaning "rushy place, rush-bed".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=20 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=rc>{{HM|RC}}, p. lix</ref>


However Tolkien also suggested a possible compound with ''hassock'' "coarse grass".<ref name=rc/>
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[[Category:Regions of the Shire]]
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Rushock Bog
Swamp
General Information
LocationThe Water, Westfarthing
TypeSwamp
GalleryImages of Rushock Bog

Rushock Bog was a swamp on The Water in the Westfarthing, south of Needlehole and to the north-west of Hobbiton.[1]

Etymology

There is a village Rushock in Worcestershire and a Rushock in Herefordshire. According to Tolkien, it is derived from the plant rush.[2] David Salo, but also Hammond and Scull, suggested an etymology from Old Hobbitish *Ryscuc/rixuc meaning "rushy place, rush-bed".[3][2]

However Tolkien also suggested a possible compound with hassock "coarse grass".[2]

References