Masculine

Hort

Meaning

  1. (literary, masculine, strong) shelter, refuge, haven
  2. (masculine, poetic, strong) hoard, treasure
  3. (masculine, strong) after-school nursery; kind of childcare commonly attached to primary schools in German-speaking Europe

Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɔrt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German hort, from Old High German hort, from Proto-Germanic *huzdą. Cognate with English hoard.

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