hirste

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hurst, hurste

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhirst(ə)/, /ˈhurst(ə)/

Noun

hirste (uncommon)

1. A woodland or copse.
2. A small hill or promontory.
3. A sandbank or sandbar.

Descendants

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

References

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