crwth

[ krooth ]

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noun

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crwth

/ kruːθ /

an ancient stringed instrument of Celtic origin similar to the cithara but bowed in later types

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Origin of crwth¹

First recorded in 1830–40; from Welsh; cognate with Irish cruit “harp, lyre”

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Origin of crwth¹

Welsh; compare Middle Irish crott harp

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The harp, the ‘crwth,’ and the pipe filled up the measure of enthusiasm which the other had begun to inspire.

A crwth, an antiquated Welsh instrument of the fiddle class.

The instrument is well known to this day in Wales as the crwth.

The modern Welsh “crwth” is not a harp but a “rotta” (see Crowd).

They make use of three instruments, the harp, the pipe, and the crwth or crowd (chorus).

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