gorce

See also: górce and Górce

Lower Sorbian

Noun

gorce

Superseded spelling of górce.

Middle English

Alternative forms

gorte

Etymology

From Old French gort (“gulf”), nominative gorz, from Latin gurges, gurgitis (“whirlpool, gulf, stream”). See English gorge.

Noun

gorce (plural gorces)

a pool of water to keep fish in; a weir

References

“gorce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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