GARTH
Etymology
Noun
garth (plural garths)
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.
Proper noun
Garth
A male given name from Welsh, shortened form of Gareth
A village in Powys, Wales
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Garth, n. Etym: [Icel. gar yard. See Yard.]
1. A close; a yard; a croft; a garden; as, a cloister garth. A clapper clapping in a garth To scare the fowl from fruit. Tennyson.
2. A dam or weir for catching fish.
Garth, n. Etym: [Girth.]
Definition: A hoop or band. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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