Definitions
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
Word origin
From Middle English herth, herthe, from Old English heorþ, from Proto-West Germanic *herþ, from Proto-Germanic *herþaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃- (“heat; fire”). Cognate with West Frisian hurd, Dutch haard, German Herd, Swedish härd.
Used in a sentence
“For by the hearth the children sit Cold in that atmosphere of Death, And scarce endure to draw the breath, Or like to noiseless phantoms flit: […]”
“cooking on an open hearth”
“To put it simply, he seems to me to be starting out to harm the city, from its very hearth, by setting out to wrong you.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Fireplace floor”6 letters
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