Definitions For Gurt

Noun

{{goh-noun, m}} girdle

Declension

{{goh-decl-noun-a-m, gurt}}

References

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

Etymology 1

Origin {{unk, en, title=obscure}}. Possibly a metathesis of gutter.

Noun

GURT (plural GURTs) (mining) A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift.1865, David Page, Handbook of Geological Terms, Geology and Physical Geography

Etymology 2

From Middle English girt, gert, a metathesis, metathetic variant of gret, t=great. More at great.

Alternative forms

gert girt

Adjective

{{en-adj, ?}} (UK, _, dialect, West Country) {{pronunciation spelling of, en, great}} : Then I opens the cupboard door and I sees a gurt big spider looking up at me.

Anagrams

trug, turg

Old High German

Etymology

Related to gurtil. {{etystub, goh, are there other unsuffixed cognates?}}