kirtle
To clothe or cover with, or as if with, a kirtleTo clothe or cover with, or as if with, a kirtle; to hitch up (a long garment) to the length of a kirtle.
Meaning
1 sensesTo clothe or cover with, or as if with, a kirtle; to hitch up (a long garment) to the length of a kirtle.
Origin
From Middle English kirtel, from Old English cyrtel, cognate with Old Norse kyrtill (“tuniFrom Middle English kirtel, from Old English cyrtel, cognate with Old Norse kyrtill (“tunic”) (whence Icelandic kyrtill, Danish kjortel (“gown, tunic”), Swedish kjortel (“petticoat, skirt”)), from Old Norse *kurtil-, supposedly a diminutive of *kurt-, from Latin curtus (“short, shortened”). Compare German Kittel.
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Forms
kirtles, kirtling, kirtled, kirtledTenses
kirtle · kirtled · will kirtle · have kirtledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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