English word origin

Etymology of gurt

Origin obscure. Possibly a metathesis of gutter. Cf. Middle English gout, got (“watercourse, ditch, sluice”)

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift.

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Origin obscure. Possibly a metathesis of gutter. Cf. Middle English gout, got (“watercourse, ditch, sluice”)

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Source etymology 2

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adj

Pronunciation spelling of great.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English girt, gert, a metathetic variant of gret (“great”). More at great.

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Inherited-form mentiongirtenm

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