Associations to the word «Gittern»

Wiktionary

GITTERN, noun. (musical instrument) A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to Europe via Moorish Spain.
GITTERN, verb. To play on the gittern.

Dictionary definition

GITTERN, noun. A 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King