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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|non|skyrta|t=shirt, kirtle]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) cognate with Old English scyrte, which gave [[shirt]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) Barnhart finds the shift from shirt to the lower part of a dress unclear, but compares Middle Low German schörte, apron, skirt, and Low German Schört, in some places a woman's gown.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|non|skyrta|t=shirt, kirtle]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) cognate with [[ang|scyrte]], which gave [[shirt]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) Barnhart finds the shift from shirt to the lower part of a dress unclear, but compares [[gml|schörte]], apron, skirt, and [[nds|Schört]], in some places a woman's gown.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==