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Etymology

From Middle English harvest, hervest, from Old English hærfest (“autumn, harvest-time; August”), from Proto-West Germanic *harbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest-time, autumn, fall”), from *harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Cognates Cognate with Sylt North Frisian Hārefst, West Frisian hjerst, Dutch herfst, German Herbst, dated German Low German Harvst, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål høst, Norwegian Nynorsk haust; further with Latin carpere (“to seize”), Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”), κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”).

derived from *kerp-✻
inherited from *harbistaz✻
inherited from *harbist✻
inherited from hærfest
inherited from harvest

Definitions

1
The process of gathering the ripened crop
The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
- The constant rain made the harvest a nightmare this year.
2
The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
- This year's cotton harvest was great but the corn harvest was disastrous.
3
The product or result of any exertion or course of action
The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.
- The surveillance mission yielded a healthy harvest of intel.
- The pope's principal harvest was in the jubilee.
- the harvest of a quiet eye
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1. The season of gathering ripened crops
  The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain.
2. 5
  The third season of the year
  The third season of the year; autumn; fall.
  - Harvest is usually very damp and rainy.
3. A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting…
  A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.
4. 7
  To bring in a harvest
  To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
  - We harvested the apples in September already.
5. 8
  To take a living organism as part of a managed process to gather food or resources, often…
  To take a living organism as part of a managed process to gather food or resources, often with the intention of maintaining a healthy population.
  - An efficient rifle or shotgun can harvest a deer for venison.
6. To take (an organ) from an organ donor.
7. 10
  To be occupied bringing in a harvest.
  - We're going to harvest day and night, because the weather is about to turn sour.
8. 11
  To win, achieve a gain.
  - The rising star harvested well-deserved acclaim, even an Oscar under 21.

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at harvest. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at harvest. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at harvest

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