hesk

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish heschen sg, from Proto-Brythonic *hesk, from Proto-Celtic *sexskā, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Cognate with Breton hesk and Welsh hesg.

Noun

hesk f (collective, singulative hesken)

  1. sedges, sawgrass

Derived terms

  • hesk an tewes (“maram grass”)
  • hesken (“saw”)
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