garth
noun/ɡɑː(ɹ)θ/
Etymology Inherited 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.
1
A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
2
A close; a yard; a croft; a garden.
- a cloister garth
- A clapper clapping in a garth / To scare the fowl from fruit.1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Part 2”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:
3
A clearing in the woods; as such, part of many placenames in Northern England
4
Lifestyle, Paganism, Religion Germanic A group or a household dedicated to the pagan faith of Heathenry.
- The Candidate for membership of Hof, Garth or Hearth shall hold an Armill, or he may touch an unsheathed Sword throughout the ceremony.2014 November 18, Stubba, The Book of Blots, page 102:
6
A dam or weir for catching fish.
- Related terms
- fishgarth, fish garth, gravegarth, kirkgarth, stackgarth