Gert

[ gurt ]

/ gɜrt /

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noun

a female given name, form of Gertrude.

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Also called Ger·tie, Ger·ty

[gur-tee]. /ˈgɜr ti/.

Words nearby Gert

Gers, gersdorffite, Gershom, Gershwin, Gershwin, George, Gert, gertrude, gerund, gerundive, gervais, Geryon

How to use Gert in a sentence

Konungr segir: "vst hefir hann mikit skipaz, en ekki hefir Hǫttr einn drit drepit, heldr hefir at gert."
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
The King was the opportunist, Olof the idealist, and Gert the "impossibilist."
Plays--First Series|August Strindberg
The day after, his father, Gert van Niekerk, returned (p. 227) to his house.
Through Shot and Flame|J. D. Kestell.
For sik cause men has gert geve ilke man his surname that makis the difference.
The Buke of the Order of Knyghthood|Ramon Llull

I think that was a very foolish double of Gert Jones, and then she said it was my fault, because I bid one no trump.
Contemporary One-Act Plays|Sir James M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for Gert

gert

/ (ɡɜːt) /

adverb

English dialect great or very big

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