Etymology

hearthstead

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Today it means: The area encompassing a hearth; fireplace. Full definition →

Middle English herthstede
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromherthstede
  2. English todayhearthstead

From Middle English herthstede. By surface analysis, hearth + stead (“place”). First attested before 1500.

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