Old English
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Etymology
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From Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā (“a short garment; apron”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈʃyr.te/, [ˈʃyrˠ.te]
sċyrte f (nominative plural sċyrtan)
- a short garment; skirt; kirtle
Declension
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Declension of scyrte (weak)
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Descendants
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- Middle English: sherte, schuyrte, schert, shert, schurte, shurte, sserte, schirte, schyrt, scherte, shearte, shyrte, shirt; scurte