gorse

Meaning

An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.

Synonyms

furze

whin

Irish gorse

Ulex europaeus

thorn

aliaga

carqueja

chucero

common gorse

espino amarillo

Ulex

maticorena

tojo

barb

gorze

prick

skylark

spit

Translations

tojo

ajonc

tojo

Stechginster

argelaga

ginestrone

aulaga

retamo espinoso

ajoncs

aliaga

genêt

🧹

Ginster

🧹

gatosa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɔɹs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gorst

Inherited from Old English: gors

Cognate with German: Gerste

Cognate with Latin: hordeum

In summary

From Middle English gorst, gors, from Old English gors, gorst, from Proto-West Germanic *gorst, from Proto-Germanic *gurstaz or Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (“barley”).
Akin to German Gerste (“barley”) and Latin hordeum (“barley”). Also compare Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”), whence Proto-Celtic *garwos.