gorse

English

/ɡɔɹs/, /ɡɔːs/

noun
Definitions
  • Evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having spiny leaves and yellow flowers.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gorst inherited from Old English gors inherited from Proto-Germanic *gurstaz inherited from *gerstu (barley) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (yearn, enclose, bowels, yearn for, scratch, short, bristle, bowel, catch, wish, shine, guts, scrape, feel inclination, glow, intestine, string).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰer-

Gloss

yearn, enclose, bowels, yearn for, scratch, short, bristle, bowel, catch, wish, shine, guts, scrape, feel inclination, glow, intestine, string

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

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