curst

curst

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)st

Adjective

curst (comparative curster, superlative curstest)

1. Archaic spelling of cursed.
   • 2011, Sabrina Jeffries, How to Woo a Reluctant Lady‎ (fiction), Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 350:

     “Stay back!" She swung the sword at him, praying she could actually use the curst thing.

Verb

curst

1. Archaic spelling of cursed: simple past tense and past participle of curse
   • 1855, Robert Browning, “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came”, XVII:

     [...] what hangman hands / Pin to his breast a parchment? His own bands / Read it. Poor traitor, spit upon and curst!

   • 2009 April 18, Lavannah, “Big, Broad, Flexible Religion (comment)”, in The Gods Are Bored‎, retrieved 2013-05-13:

     But alas, we are at the far north end of NJ-and our younger daughter has the thrice curst SATs on Saturday.

Anagrams

• crust, cruts, curts