scyrte

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā (“a short garment; apron”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃyr.te/, [ˈʃyrˠ.te]

Noun

sċyrte f (nominative plural sċyrtan)

a short garment; skirt; kirtle

Declension

Declension of scyrte (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċyrte	sċyrtan
accusative	sċyrtan	sċyrtan
genitive	sċyrtan	sċyrtena
dative	sċyrtan	sċyrtum

Related terms

sċort
sċyrtan

Descendants

Middle English: sherte, schuyrte, schert, shert, schurte, shurte, sserte, schirte, schyrt, scherte, shearte, shyrte, shirt; scurte
- English: shirt (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: schirt, shurt
- Yola: shoorth, skoorth

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