English
harpstring
Harpstring comes from Middle English harpestring, and goes back to Old English hearpestreng.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hearpestreng
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500harpestring
- Englishearliest quotation 2001harpstring
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hearpestreng
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500harpestring
- Englishearliest quotation 2001harpstring
Earliest quotation: 2001, Jane Lane, A State of Mind: “[…] her voice shook like a harpstring.”
Every English word from Old English hearpestreng
Today it means
noun The string of a harp.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English hearpestreng / harpstring