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cithern see cittern .


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cithern
cithern, cittern instrument of the guitar kind. XVI. — L. cithara (see above), crossed with GITTERN . Read more
gittern
gittern (arch.) XIV. — OF. guiterne (perh. through MDu. giterne ), obscurely rel. to CITHERN and GUITAR . Read more
zither
zither XIX. — G. zither (OHG. cithara , zitera ) CITHER . Also zithern XIX; after CITHERN . Read more
cittern
...given it in the 16th cent. in England, where, as in all western Europe, it was very popular until the early part of the 18th cent. It has also been called cister, cistre, cithern, cithren, citharen, cetera, cither, cithara, gittern, and sittron. Read more
Maponos
...res. As a patron of music and poetry, Maponos is often linked with Gaulish Apollo , especially Apollo Citharoedus [harper or cithern-player]. Most commentators feel that Maponos contributes to the conception of the Welsh divine youth Mabon , and Patrick K... Read more

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