garth
garth · garths
A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloistersA grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
/ɡɑː(ɹ)θ/
Значение
значений: 6A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
A close; a yard; a croft; a garden.
a cloister garth
A clearing in the woods; as such, part of many placenames in Northern England
(Germanic)A group or a household dedicated to the pagan faith of Heathenry.
(Germanic)A location or sacred space, in ritual and poetry in modern Heathenry.
A dam or weir for catching fish.
Происхождение
Inherited from Middle English garth, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, thInherited from Middle English garth, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, thus cognate with Old English ġeard, whence the English doublet yard, and also a doublet of garden.
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