Throst
/θrɒst/noun
An obsolete or dialectal English word for a thrush, a songbird of the genus Turdus.
Did you know?Throst belongs to an old Germanic family of bird names that scholars generally connect with sound imitation rather than a clear descriptive meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*þrustilōn
“A reconstructed bird-name associated with the thrush; its formation is probably imitative.”
Old English
Old English
þrostle
“A thrush, especially a songbird.”
Middle English
Middle English
throst
“A shortened or variant form referring to a thrush.”
Scots and Northern English
Scots
throst
“A regional word for a thrush.”
Modern English
English
throst
“An obsolete or dialectal term for a thrush.”