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Middle English
Etymology 1
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛrθ/
- (Late ME also) IPA(key): /ɡarθ/, /ɡirθ/, /ɡurθ/
Noun
gerth (plural gerthes)
- girth (band for holding saddle)
- hoop for a barrel
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Etymology 2
Noun
gerth
- Alternative form of garth