vorst.
the generic term for prince, monarch, ruler
Meaning & usage
the generic term for prince, monarch, ruler
a prince, rendering of tradition-specific title of certain ranks (all below King)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-West Germanic *furist, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”).
a ridgepole
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch vorst, vorste, from Proto-West Germanic *fursti, from Proto-Germanic *furstiz, variant of *firstiz. Most closely related to Middle Low German vorst, Middle High German forst. Through the i-form also cognate with Middle Dutch verst, verste, French faîte, German First, Old English first.
frost
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch vorst, a metathetic form of Old Dutch *frost, from Proto-West Germanic *frost, from Proto-Germanic *frustaz. Equivalent to vriezen (“to freeze”) + -t (“verbal noun”).
copse, grove, woodland (a coppiced land smaller than a forest)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch vorst, voerst, from Old Dutch furost, from Proto-West Germanic *furhisti.
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