Garth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɑː(ɹ)θ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Garth is a noun meaning A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
Meaning
A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
More Meanings
- A close; a yard; a croft; a garden.
- A clearing in the woods; as such, part of many placenames in Northern England
- (Germanic paganism) A group or a household dedicated to the pagan faith of Heathenry.
- (Germanic paganism) A location or sacred space, in ritual and poetry in modern Heathenry.
- A dam or weir for catching fish.
Example Sentences
a cloister garth
A clapper clapping in a garth / To scare the fowl from fruit.
The Candidate for membership of Hof, Garth or Hearth shall hold an Armill, or he may touch an unsheathed Sword throughout the ceremony.
Word Forms
- garths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blondie, cloister, quadrangle, greenyard, churchyard, gatehouse.
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