hearthstead
English
Etymology
From Middle English herthstede, equivalent to hearth + stead (“place”).
Noun
hearthstead (plural hearthsteads)
- The area encompassing a hearth; fireplace.
- 2006, Ree Soesbee, The Crystal Chalice, page 44:
- The hearthstead was dark, only a faint glimmer of light shining through the open main doors.
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