An alternate or archaic spelling of furst, referring to a type of woolen fabric or a territorial administrative division in Germanic regions.
From German/Germanic roots referring to wool textiles or feudal divisions. The shortened spelling represents various medieval English attempts to render German and Old English terms in Latin records.
Medieval scribes created dozens of variant spellings like 'frt' based on pronunciation rather than consistency—it's why historical documents read like they were written with hiccups.
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