Furse

F4U1R1S1E1

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginMiddle English Furse ← Old English fyrs →
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Meanings

proper nounFurse (plural Furses)

plural Furses · alternative Furze

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfyrs“gorse”
  2. Middle EnglishFurse
  3. EnglishFurse

From Middle English Furse, topographic surname for someone who lived in a piece of land abundant with gorse, from Old English fyrs (“gorse”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Furse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Furse

MLA

“Furse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Furse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Furse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Furse.

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