gerth
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See also: Gerth
Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Old Norse gjorð, from Proto-Germanic *gerdō. Forms with /a/ are a regular phonetic development, while forms with /i/ or /u/ are from the influence of girdel, gurdel.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gerth (plural gerthes)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “gerth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]gerth
- Alternative form of garth