hyrst

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hurstiz (“thicket, eyrie, scrub, bush”)

Noun

hyrst m (nominative plural hurstas)

  1. hurst, hillock, eminence, height, wood, wooded eminence
    Wermód hér on hyrstum heasewe standeþ. — Wormwood here in the woods stands dusky.
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hurstiz, *hrustiz (“armour, armament”).

Noun

hyrst f

  1. (poetic) ornament, decoration, jewel; accoutrements, trappings, armor
    Bég and siglu eall swylce hyrsta swylce on horde ǽr men genumen hæfdon. — Rings and jewels, all such ornaments as before men had taken in the hoard. (Beowulf)
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • gehyrstan f — to adorn, decorate; to fry, roast
  • gehyrst f — an ornament
  • heofonhyrst f — ornament of the heavens
  • hyrstan — to decorate, adorn, ornament, equip
  • īsenhyrst — with iron fittings
  • trindhyrst m — circular copse
  • wīghyrst f — war-gear, accoutrements
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