Meaning

1 senses
  1. The area encompassing a hearth; fireplace.

Origin

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

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

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