Kittle vs Kirtle - What's the difference?
kittle | kirtle |
(transitive, Scotland, and, Northern England) To tickle, to touch lightly.
(Scotland, and, Northern England) Ticklish.
(Scotland, and, Northern England) Not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable.
(intransitive, Scotland, and, Northern England) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter.
A knee-length tunic.
* 1842 , (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow), “”:
As a verb kittle
is (transitive|scotland|and|northern england) to tickle, to touch lightly or kittle can be (intransitive|scotland|and|northern england) to bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter.As an adjective kittle
is (scotland|and|northern england) ticklish.As a noun kirtle is
a knee-length tunic.kittle
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) kitelen, from (etyl) . Compare (l).Alternative forms
* kittelVerb
(en-verb)Adjective
(er)Etymology 2
From (etyl) kitelen, from (etyl) .Verb
(en-verb)References
* * * *kirtle
English
(wikipedia kirtle)Noun
(en noun)- Her eyes were large, and full of light,
- Her arms and neck were bare;
- No garment she wore save a kirtle bright,
- And her own long, raven hair.