gaspeldoorn
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- (obsolete) gaspeldoren
Etymology edit
From a diminutive of Middle Dutch gaspe (“buckle”) + doorn (“thorn”). The first element is a variant form of the same word that yielded modern gesp (“buckle”); an oft repeated theory to explain this etymology is that the thorns of this shrub were used as pins for clothing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaspeldoorn m (plural gaspeldoorns, diminutive gaspeldoorntje n)
- gorse, specifically Ulex europaeus
Further reading edit
- gaspeldoorn on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl