How to you Translate to English from German Leseholz?

Answer 1

Leseholz is small wood debris in the forest. The first part of the word 'lese' originates from 'auflesen' to pick off the ground, and the second part of the word 'holz' means 'wood'. In this sense: 'wood to pick off the ground'. European residents (especially poor people) in wooded regions (where forests grow) are permitted to 'pick wood off the forest ground' for their own use (to collect 'Leseholz'), by permission of the forestry; certain rules apply; the wood may not be more than 10 or 15 cm in diametre, depending on region. There is no direct translation for 'Leseholz', and 'small wood debris' or 'kindling' might apply.