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)

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

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