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Hort.

shelter, refuge, haven

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɔrt/[hɔʁt][hɔɐ̯t][hɔːt]
  1. shelter, refuge, haven

    literary · masculine · strong
  2. hoard, treasure

    masculine · poetic · strong
  3. after-school nursery; kind of childcare commonly attached to primary schools in German-speaking Europe

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German hort, from Old High German hort, from Proto-Germanic *huzdą. Cognate with English hoard.

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