Putting the Hurst in Selhurst

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PalazioVecchio south pole 19 Sep 20 1.08pm
follow the links for our etymology. [Link] . [Link] mostly it is references to woods, thicket's, forests. in Dutch ....horst means a 'birds nest'. And reflect that the next time we draw Nottingham Forest .....We could be Sel-forest and they could be Nottingham Hurst. Edited by PalazioVecchio (19 Sep 2020 1.14pm) Eze Peasy at Anfield....
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follow the links for our etymology.

[Link]
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[Link]

mostly it is references to woods, thicket's, forests.

in Dutch ....horst means a 'birds nest'.

And reflect that the next time we draw Nottingham Forest .....We could be Sel-forest and they could be Nottingham Hurst.

Edited by PalazioVecchio (19 Sep 2020 1.14pm)

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EddieMac 19 Sep 20 1.33pm
Originally posted by PalazioVecchio follow the links for our etymology. [Link] . [Link] mostly it is references to woods, thicket's, forests. in Dutch ....horst means a 'birds nest'. And reflect that the next time we draw Nottingham Forest .....We could be Sel-forest and they could be Nottingham Hurst. Edited by PalazioVecchio (19 Sep 2020 1.14pm) Jesus wept
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19 Sep 20 1.33pm

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

follow the links for our etymology.

[Link]
.
[Link]

mostly it is references to woods, thicket's, forests.

in Dutch ....horst means a 'birds nest'.

And reflect that the next time we draw Nottingham Forest .....We could be Sel-forest and they could be Nottingham Hurst.

Edited by PalazioVecchio (19 Sep 2020 1.14pm)

Jesus wept

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cryrst The garden of England 19 Sep 20 1.41pm
Originally posted by EddieMac Jesus wept So would you with a 6 inch nail in your hands and feet. Ouch.
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The garden of England 19 Sep 20 1.41pm

Originally posted by EddieMac

Jesus wept

So would you with a 6 inch nail in your hands and feet.
Ouch.

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PalazioVecchio south pole 19 Sep 20 2.47pm
Originally posted by cryrst So would you with a 6 inch nail in your hands and feet. Ouch. was he nailed to a Tree ? did Geoff Hurst ever play at Selhurst ? Was his shot on target or were we saved by the woodwork ? Eze Peasy at Anfield....
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south pole 19 Sep 20 2.47pm

Originally posted by cryrst

So would you with a 6 inch nail in your hands and feet.
Ouch.

was he nailed to a Tree ?

did Geoff Hurst ever play at Selhurst ? Was his shot on target or were we saved by the woodwork ?

Eze Peasy at Anfield....

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Rudi Hedman Caterham 19 Sep 20 3.34pm
Didn’t the ‘Sel’ originate from a bowl shape in a valley or something? COYP
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Caterham 19 Sep 20 3.34pm

Didn’t the ‘Sel’ originate from a bowl shape in a valley or something?

COYP

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PalazioVecchio south pole 19 Sep 20 5.58pm
Originally posted by Rudi Hedman Didn’t the ‘Sel’ originate from a bowl shape in a valley or something? Old English Etymology 1 From Proto-Germanic *salą, from Indo-European. Cognate with Old High German sal, German Saal (“hall, large room”), Old Saxon sal, Dutch zaal. Compare sele, from a Germanic variant stem. Pronunciation IPA(key): /sel/ Noun sel n room, great hall, (large) house, castle Heorot, sincfāge sel ― Heorot, richly adorned hall. .............. so Old English.... Sel-hurst...''Castle of the birds-nest'' is a Castle (richly adorned Hall ) almost like a Palace ? did they have a Crystal Ball, a thousand years ago ? Edited by PalazioVecchio (19 Sep 2020 6.11pm) Eze Peasy at Anfield....
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south pole 19 Sep 20 5.58pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Didn’t the ‘Sel’ originate from a bowl shape in a valley or something?

Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *salą, from Indo-European. Cognate with Old High German sal, German Saal (“hall, large room”), Old Saxon sal, Dutch zaal. Compare sele, from a Germanic variant stem.

Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sel/
Noun
sel n

room, great hall, (large) house, castle
Heorot, sincfāge sel ― Heorot, richly adorned hall.

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so Old English....

Sel-hurst...''Castle of the birds-nest''

is a Castle (richly adorned Hall ) almost like a Palace ?

did they have a Crystal Ball, a thousand years ago ?

Edited by PalazioVecchio (19 Sep 2020 6.11pm)

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