GITTERNED

Verb

gitterned

simple past tense and past participle of gittern

Source: Wiktionary


GITTERN

Git"tern, n. Etym: [OE. giterne, OF. guiterne, ultimately from same source as E. guitar. See Guitar, and cf. Cittern.]

Definition: An instrument like a guitar. "Harps, lutes, and giternes." Chaucer.

Git"tern, v. i.

Definition: To play on gittern. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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