Hûrst, n.

n. [A-S. hurst, hyrst, wood, grove, O. D. horst, horscht, thicket, O. H. Ger. hurst, horst, M. H. Ger. hurst, wood, thicket, M. L. Ger. horst, forest, N. H. Ger. horst, the nest of a bird of prey, an eyrie.] A wood or grove;—a word used in the composition of many names, as in Hazelhurst.