"Furse" meaning in English

See Furse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Furses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English Furse, topographic surname for someone who lived in a piece of land abundant with gorse, from Old English fyrs (“gorse”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Furse}} Middle English Furse, {{der|en|ang|fyrs||gorse}} Old English fyrs (“gorse”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Furse (plural Furses)
  1. A surname from Old English. Synonyms: Furze

Inflected forms

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