gerth
See also: Gerth
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed 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
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgerth (plural gerthes)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “gerth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editNoun
editgerth
- Alternative form of garth