crouth
crouth is the alternative form of crwth.
Meaning of crwth
Noun
crwth (plural crwths)
- An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.
- We find in one period crwths, with the strings twanged with the right hand, and stopped above with the left, being held as we hold a violoncello to-day, but being small, on the lap.1895, John Frederick Rowbotham, The Troubadours and Courts of Love
Forms of crouth
| plural | crouths |
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Questions about crouth
- What is crouth the alternative form of?
- Crouth is the alternative form of crwth.
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