hurst
English
/hɝst/, /hɜːst/
noun
Definitions
- (rare) A wood or grove.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hirst (sandbank, wood, sandbar, grove, hillock) inherited from Old English hyrst (hillock, height, wooded eminence, wood, eminence) inherited from *hursti (thicket, eyrie, bush, scrub).
Origin
*hursti
Gloss
thicket, eyrie, bush, scrub
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing