Where does “curst” come from?

Curst is the past tense and past participle of curse, from Middle English cursen, meaning to invoke evil upon someone.

curst (English): Archaic spelling of cursed; Archaic spelling of...

Definitions

  1. Archaic spelling of cursed; Archaic spelling of...

Ancestry of “curst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcursedUnder some divine harm, malady, or other curse;...
2Middle Englishcursedaccursed
3Middle Englishcursen—
4Old Englishcorsian—

Words derived from “curst”

Every word from Old English corsian →Every word from Middle English cursen →Every word from Middle English cursed →