• Gittern

    Origin

    From Old French guiterne, ultimately from Old Spanish guitarra.

    Full definition of gittern

    Noun

    gittern

    (plural gitterns)
    1. A relatively small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, a predecessor of the guitar, that originated around the 13th century and came to Europe via Moorish Spain.

    Verb

    1. To play on the gittern.

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