harpstring

English

Alternative forms

• harp-string, harp string

Etymology

From Middle English harpestring, harpestryng, harpe streng, from Old English hearpestreng (“harpstring”), equivalent to harp +‎ string. Cognate with Swedish harpsträng (“harpstring”), Icelandic hörpustrengur (“harpstring”).

Noun

harpstring (plural harpstrings)

1. The string of a harp.
   • 2001, Jane Lane, A State of Mind, page 127:

     […] her voice shook like a harpstring.