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furze¹

  • /fɜː(ɹ)z/

Sounds like furs · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)z

Where it comes from

From Middle English firse, furs, from Old English fyrs (“furze, gorse, bramble”), from Old English fyres (“furze”), related to Old English fȳr (“fire”); otherwise of unknown origin.

noun furzes · firrs

  1. countable, uncountable A thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex gen. et spp., of which Ulex europaeus is particularly common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain and Ireland. Gonz. Now would I giue a thouſand furlongs of Sea, for an Acre of barren ground : Long heath, Browne firrs, any thing;[…]

    Similar: gorse, whin

Furze²

Where it comes from

Variant of Furse.

proper noun Furzes

  1. A surname.

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"furze." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/furze. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{furze_2026,
  title = {furze},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/furze},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}