garth

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

chiostro

sinonimi

garden

close

yard

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɡɑː(ɹ)θ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: garth

Affine inglese antico: 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.