GITTERNS

Noun

gitterns

plural of gittern

Anagrams

• rettings

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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