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Old English · noun

hyrst

Part of speech
noun, masculine / feminine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/xyrst/
[hyrˠst]
Syllables
xyrst (1 syllable)
Modern English
hursteminencehillockaccoutrementsheightarmordecorationtrappings

hyrst1 · noun · masculine/feminine

Senses

  1. hurst, hillock, eminence, height, wood, wooded eminence

    swylċe iċ eom wrāþre þonne wermōd sȳ,

    likewise I am harsher than the wormwood that stands dusky here in the hurst

    Exeter Book, riddle 40

Declension · strong i-stem

Declension of hyrst
SingularPlural
Nominative hyrsthyrstehyrstahyrstas
Accusative hyrsthyrstehyrstehyrstahyrstas
Genitive hyrstehyrsteshyrsta
Dative hyrstehyrstum

hyrst2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. ornament, decoration, jewel; accoutrements, trappings, armor

    Bēg and siglu eall swylce hyrsta swylce on horde ǣr men genumen hæfdon.

    Rings and jewels, all such ornaments as before men had taken in the hoard.

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hursti (“thicket, eyrie, scrub, bush”).

From Proto-West Germanic *hrusti (“armour, armament”).

Descendants

hurst

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