"gittern" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gitterns [plural]
Etymology: From Old French guiterne, ultimately from Latin cithara. Doublet of cittern. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|guiterne}} Old French guiterne, {{der|en|la|cithara}} Latin cithara, {{doublet|en|cittern}} Doublet of cittern Head templates: {{en-noun}} gittern (plural gitterns)
  1. A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to Europe via Moorish Spain. Categories (topical): String instruments Synonyms: quintern, ghittern
    Sense id: en-gittern-en-noun-zsbUBTvq Disambiguation of String instruments: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 78 22

Verb [English]

Forms: gitterns [present, singular, third-person], gitterning [participle, present], gitterned [participle, past], gitterned [past]
Etymology: From Old French guiterne, ultimately from Latin cithara. Doublet of cittern. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|guiterne}} Old French guiterne, {{der|en|la|cithara}} Latin cithara, {{doublet|en|cittern}} Doublet of cittern Head templates: {{en-verb}} gittern (third-person singular simple present gitterns, present participle gitterning, simple past and past participle gitterned)
  1. To play on the gittern. Related terms: cither, cittern, zittern
    Sense id: en-gittern-en-verb-ee2~3XCk

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