What does "'rt" mean?

Contracted form of art; only used in thou'rt.

'rt

Common synonyms include: exist, abide, african-american vernacular english, atomic number 4, be extant, be found.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
Contracted form of art; only used in thou'rt. archaic, clitic, contracted, form-of
"Here at this cherry’s grassy base / Thou ’rt sure of no upbraiding; / Too small thy lantern to arouse / The thrush for midnight raiding."

"Here at this cherry’s grassy base / Thou ’rt sure of no upbraiding; / Too small thy lantern to arouse / The thrush for midnight raiding."

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.