garth

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
2. A close; a yard; a croft; a garden.
3. A clearing in the woods; as such, part of many placenames in northern England
4. (Germanic) A group or a household dedicated to the pagan faith of Heathenry.
5. (Germanic) A location or sacred space, in ritual and poetry in modern Heathenry.
6. A dam or weir for catching fish.

Sinonieme

garden

close

yard

Vertalings

غارث

chiostro

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡɑː(ɹ)θ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: garth

Verwante met Old English: ġeard

In summary

Inherited from Middle English garth, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, thus cognate with Old English ġeard, whence the English doublet yard.