thurst

See also: þurst

English

Etymology

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Noun

thurst (plural thursts)

1. (mining) The ruins of the fallen roof in a coal mine, resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls.

References

• “thurst”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• 'struth, Hurtts, struth, thrust, truths

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Noun

thurst m

1. thirst

Declension

Declension of thurst (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	thurst	thurstos
accusative	thurst	thurstos
genitive	thurstes	thurstō
dative	thurste	thurstum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: dorst
  • German Low German: Dörst, Döst
  • Plautdietsch: Darscht