"gert" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɡɝːt/ (note: Bristolian) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gert.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English girt, gert, a metathetic variant of gret (“great”). More at great. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|girt}} Middle English girt, {{m|enm|gert}} gert, {{m|enm|gret|t=great}} gret (“great”), {{m|en|great}} great Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gert (not comparable)
  1. (slang, West Country, Somerset, Bristol) big Tags: West-Country, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-gert-en-adj-KiH-bVkq Categories (other): Bristolian English, Somerset English, West Country English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: girt, gurt

Adverb

IPA: /ɡɝːt/ (note: Bristolian) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gert.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English girt, gert, a metathetic variant of gret (“great”). More at great. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|girt}} Middle English girt, {{m|enm|gert}} gert, {{m|enm|gret|t=great}} gret (“great”), {{m|en|great}} great Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} gert (not comparable)
  1. (slang, West Country, Somerset, Bristol) very Tags: West-Country, not-comparable, slang Derived forms: gert lush
    Sense id: en-gert-en-adv-TGpIOfg9 Categories (other): Bristolian English, Somerset English, West Country English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: girt, gurt

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