"schirte" meaning in Middle English

See schirte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃirt(ə)/ (note: generally), /ˈʃɛrt(ə)/ [Southeastern] (note: East Anglia, East Saxon), /ˈʒɛrt(ə)/ [Southeastern, Kent], /ˈʃurt(ə)/ [Western], /ˈʃyrt(ə)/ [Western], /ˈʒ-/ [Western]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English sċyrte, from Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā, from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ; doublet of skyrte. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|sċyrte|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English sċyrte, {{inh+|enm|ang|sċyrte}} Inherited from Old English sċyrte, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*skurtijā}} Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*skurtijǭ}} Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ, {{doublet|enm|skyrte|nocap=1}} doublet of skyrte Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} schirte, {{enm-noun}} schirte (plural schirtes) Forms: schirtes [plural], schirt [alternative], schyrt [alternative], schyrte [alternative], schyrtte [alternative], shirt [alternative], shyrte [alternative], schuirte [alternative, Southern, Southwestern, especially], schurte [alternative, Southern, Southwestern, especially], schuyrte [alternative, Southern, Southwestern, especially], shurte [alternative, Southern, Southwestern, especially], sseorte [alternative, Southern, Southwestern, especially], scurte [alternative], seorte [alternative], schert [alternative], scherte [alternative], shert [alternative], sherte [alternative], sserte [alternative], shearte [alternative]
  1. A shirt (garment for the top of the body)
    Sense id: en-schirte-enm-noun-tslkhR0y
  2. (rare) A skirting; a hem (the border of an item of clothing) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-schirte-enm-noun-F24crj5Y Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Clothing Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Clothing: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: schirten

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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