sherte
Middle English
Alternative forms
- schuyrte, schert, shert, schurte, shurte, sserte, schirte, schyrt, scherte, shearte, shyrte, shirt
- scurte (early southern west mid)
Etymology
From Old English sċyrte. Doublet of skyrte.
Pronunciation
- (generally) IPA(key): /ˈʃirt(ə)/
- (Southeastern) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛrt(ə)/ (East Anglia), /ˈʒɛrt(ə)/ (Kent)
- (Western) IPA(key): /ˈʃurt(ə)/, /ˈʃyrt(ə)/, /ˈʒ-/
Noun
sherte (plural shertes)
- A shirt (garment for the top of the body)
- (rare) A skirting; a hem (the border of an item of clothing)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “shirt(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 May 2018.