gittern (English, noun)
expansion: gittern (plural gitterns)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: gitterns
tags: plural
form: ghittern
tags: alternative