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Gurth is a masculine given name documented in English.
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Gurth— “bond”
In the northern tongues arose gjorde (Nor.), gyrden (A. S.), whence all the varieties of girth and gird. Thence came the Danish Gyrthr, which, when borne by the best and most faithful of the sons of Earl Godwin, was rendered into modern English as Gurth, and thus was bestowed by Scott upon the honest thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood. This name, then, properly means the warrior girt for battle.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter II (Names From Teuton Mythology), Section XII (Gerda) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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