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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch genst, from Old French geneste, from Latin genista. Cognate with German Ginster.
Pronunciation
Noun
ginst f (uncountable)
- furze, gorse (Ulex europaeus)
- Synonym: gaspeldoorn
- (dated) broom, several plants of the subfamily Faboideae, particularly those (formerly) belonging to the genus Genista
- Synonym: brem
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
ġīnst
- second-person singular present indicative of ġīnan