gittern

[ git-ern ]

/ ˈgɪt ərn /

cittern.

Words nearby gittern

gitalin, gite, gitim, gitmo, gittarone, gittern, gittin, giuki, giukung, giulini, giulio romano

At the end of the arbor some one was strumming upon a gittern.

Master Skylark |John Bennett
A viol overhead took up the time, the gittern struck a few sharp notes.

Master Skylark |John Bennett
Mr Galpin places the citole in the same class as the gittern.

Springtime and Other Essays |Francis Darwin
"I cannot mend the gittern, but I can refill the gipsire," said Marmaduke.

The Last Of The Barons, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

He hung the gittern upon its peg, then went across to the Admiral and put both hands upon his shoulders.

Sir Mortimer |Mary Johnston

gittern

/ (ˈɡɪtɜːn) /

music an obsolete medieval stringed instrument resembling the guitar Compare cittern

C14: from Old French guiterne, ultimately from Old Spanish guitarra guitar; see cittern