Etymograph

English

Furse

Furse comes from Old English fyrs ‘gorse’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150fyrs‘gorse’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Furse
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150fyrs‘gorse’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Furse
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A surname from Old English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English fyrs / Furse