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hurst

/ˈhɜːst/HURST
/ˈhɝst/HURST

Meaningwood

Common meaning: small wood or wooded rise

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhyrst‘wood’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhurstsource
  3. Englishhurst‘small wood or wooded rise’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English hyrst ‘wood’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry HURST, p. 277 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • hyrst Old English “wood”

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