kytle
English
Etymology
From Old English (pre-1500) kirtle - a man's short coat or tunic. Possibly related to Yiddish קיטל (kitl) via Old high German.
Noun
kytle (plural kytles)
- (dialectal) A light jacket or short coat.
Usage notes
- The word is quoted in Craven Dialect (1828), and is still in use throughout parts of the North Pennines five hundred years after it went out of use (with this meaning) in standard English.
Anagrams
- Kelty, ketyl