crwth

[ krooth ]

noun

, Music.

1. crowd ².

crwth

/ kruːθ /

noun

1. an ancient stringed instrument of Celtic origin similar to the cithara but bowed in later types

Word History and Origins

Origin of crwth¹

First recorded in 1830–40; from Welsh; cognate with Irish cruit “harp, lyre”

Word History and Origins

Origin of crwth¹

Welsh; compare Middle Irish crott harp

Example Sentences

The harp, the ‘crwth,’ and the pipe filled up the measure of enthusiasm which the other had begun to inspire.

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A crwth, an antiquated Welsh instrument of the fiddle class.

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The instrument is well known to this day in Wales as the crwth.

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The modern Welsh “crwth” is not a harp but a “rotta” (see Crowd).

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They make use of three instruments, the harp, the pipe, and the crwth or crowd (chorus).

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