gurtil

Old High German

Alternative forms

• gurtila

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, from Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz.

Noun

gurtil m

1. girdle
2. girth
3. band

Declension

Declension of gurtil (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	gurtil	gurtila
accusative	gurtil	gurtila
genitive	gurtiles	gurtilo
dative	gurtile	gurtilum
instrumental	gurtilu	—

Related terms

• gurt

Descendants

• Middle High German: gürtel
  • German: Gürtel
  • Luxembourgish: Gierel
  • Yiddish: גאַרטל (gartl)

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014