Altforst

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === Oudvorst (dialect form), Oudforst (dialect form) === Etymology === First attested as altfurse in 1134. Compound of Old Dutch alt (“old”) and a term related to Old English fyrs (“gorse, Ulex europaeus”). The second element appears to have been reinterpreted as Middle Dutch vorst (“preserve, royal forest”) in younger attestations. Compare Lage Vuursche. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlt.fɔrst/ Hyphenation: Alt‧forst === Proper noun === Altforst n a village in West Maas en Waal, Gelderland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN