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Gittern vs Bittern - What's the difference?

gittern | bittern |

As nouns the difference between gittern and bittern

is that gittern is a relatively small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, a predecessor of the guitar, that originated around the 13th century and came to Europe via Moorish Spain while bittern is several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

As a verb gittern

is to play on the gittern.

gittern

English

(wikipedia gittern)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A relatively small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, a predecessor of the guitar, that originated around the 13th century and came to Europe via Moorish Spain.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To play on the gittern.
    • (Milton)

    Related terms

    * cither, cittern, zittern

    bittern

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) butor, from .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
  • *
    • Derived terms
    * , Zonerodius heliosylus * , Botaurus stellaris * , Botaurus poiciloptilus * American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus * , Botaurus pinnatus * , Ixobrychus involucris * , Ixobrychus exilis * little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus * * , Ixobrychus sinensis * , Ixobrychus eurhythmus * , Ixobrychus cinnamomeus * , Ixobrychus sturmii * , Dupetor flavicollis
    See also
    * ("bittern" on Wikipedia) * * * bumble

    Etymology 2

    From bitter with an unclear suffix, perhaps a dialect form of .

    Noun

    (-)
  • The liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine).
  • (archaic) A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.
    • (Cooley)

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