Garth Meaning
/ɡɑː(ɹ)θ/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
nounA close; a yard; a croft; a garden.
Sentence Examples
The old house stood in a secluded garth.
A garth is a small yard or courtyard.
We sat quietly in the peaceful monastery garth.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The medieval cloister had a central green ____ where herbs were grown.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The monastery's central ____ was a quiet and peaceful place where the monks could go to pray and meditate.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos Proto-Germanic *gardaz Old Norse garðrbor. Middle English garth English garth 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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The medieval cloister had a central green ____ where herbs were grown.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The monastery's central ____ was a quiet and peaceful place where the monks could go to pray and meditate.