Does 'HORST' mean 'HORSE'?

[Rob Pear]

Do we use the word 'Horst' to refer to 'horse'?
It seems less common, but is it natural to use it in all contexts like the word 'horse'?"

 

[teechar]

No.
It is a word in English, but it is not common.
The Cambridge Dictionary does not even list it.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/horst

 

[emsr2d2]

The meaning of the word "horst" (not capitalised so a common noun) can be found HERE.

However, you searched for the meaning of "Horst" (capitalised, so a proper noun/name). It's a surname mainly in Germany and The Netherlands and its origins are German.

I'm not really clear why you think it has anything to do with English.

 

[SoothingDave]

"Horst" is a name. You might meet a German man sometime with that name. It's not a word any more than "William" is a word.

 

[teechar]

It's a surname

It is also a given name.

 

[Rotgold]

and what does it mean?

 

[5jj]

The name is of Old High German origin, meaning "man from the forest", "bosk" or "brushwood". In modern German, "Horst" is also a translation of English aerie, the nest of an eagle or other bird.

Horst (given name) - Wikipedia

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