garth

English

/ɡɑː(ɹ)θ/

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English garth derived from Old Norse garðr (yard, enclosed space, garden, city) derived from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (enclosure, yard, court) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (enclose, belt, yard, court, encircle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰerdʰ-

Gloss

enclose, belt, yard, court, encircle

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

帯

Emoji

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