How to use gittern in a sentence
In his hands was a gittern which had been hanging on the wall above him, and he played upon it, softly, a sweet and plaintive air.
Sir Mortimer | Mary JohnstonHe hung the gittern upon its peg, then went across to the Admiral and put both hands upon his shoulders.
Sir Mortimer | Mary JohnstonA viol overhead took up the time, the gittern struck a few sharp notes.
Master Skylark | John BennettAnd as for my gittern being tuneless, I've heard you tell a different tale, pretty Mistress Marguerite.
Wager of Battle | Henry William HerbertFerne, with a slight laugh, stooped to pick up the fallen gittern.
Sir Mortimer | Mary Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for gittern
/ (ˈɡɪtɜːn) /
music an obsolete medieval stringed instrument resembling the guitar: Compare cittern
Origin of gittern
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