hirste

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

hurst, hurste

Etymology edit

From the oblique forms of Old English hyrst, from Proto-West Germanic *hursti.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈhirst(ə)/, /ˈhurst(ə)/

Noun edit

hirste (uncommon)

A woodland or copse.
A small hill or promontory.
A sandbank or sandbar.

Descendants edit

English: hurst (mostly in placenames; obsolete hirst)
Scots: hirst, hist

References edit

“hirst(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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