garsil

noun

gar·​sil

ˈgärsə̇l

plural -s

dialectal, England

: underbrush

Word History

Etymology

Middle English garsell, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish gærthsl fencing material, Norwegian dialect gjerdsl; suffixal derivative from the verb represented by Old Swedish gærtha to fence in, denominative from the noun represented by Old Norse garthr yard

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