Gittern meaning
A guitar of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
noun
An early instrument of the guitar family, having an oval body and wire strings.
noun
To play on the gittern.
verb
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Origin of gittern
- Middle English giterne from Old French guiterne from Latin cithara cithara
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French guiterne, ultimately from Old Spanish guitarra.
From Wiktionary