"gurt" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɜːt/ [UK], /ˈɡɝːt/ [UK, West-Country], /ˈɡɜːɹt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gurt.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|?}} gurt
  1. (UK dialect, West Country) Pronunciation spelling of great. Tags: UK, West-Country, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: great Synonyms: gert, girt
    Sense id: en-gurt-en-adj-oDpjg9-9 Categories (other): British English, English pronunciation spellings, West Country English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɜːt/ [UK], /ˈɡɝːt/ [UK, West-Country], /ˈɡɜːɹt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gurt.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gurts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: Origin obscure. Possibly a metathesis of gutter. Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=obscure}} obscure, {{m|en|gutter}} gutter Head templates: {{en-noun}} gurt (plural gurts)
  1. (mining) A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-gurt-en-noun-Bfmz2hUy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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