harvest

English

/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/, /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vɪst/, /ˈhaːvəst/

noun
Definitions
  • (UK) The third season of the year; autumn; fall.
  • The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain.
  • The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
  • The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
  • (by extension) The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.
  • (paganism) A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English harvest inherited from Old English hærfest (harvest-time, autumn, August) inherited from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (harvest, autumn, fall, harvest-time) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kerp- (pluck, harvest), *kerp- (pluck, harvest).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kerp-

Gloss

pluck, harvest

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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