garth

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/ɡɑː(ɹ)θ/

noun

A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.

“a cloister garth”

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

garth1

noungarth (plural garths)

plural garths

  1. A close; a yard; a croft; a garden.

    a cloister garth

    1 more example

    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
  2. A clearing in the woods; as such, part of many placenames in Northern England
  3. GermaniclifestyleA 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
  4. GermaniclifestyleA location or sacred space, in ritual and poetry in modern Heathenry.
  5. A dam or weir for catching fish.

Garth2

proper noun
  1. A number of places in Wales:
    1. A village in Maesteg community, Bridgend borough (OS grid ref SS8690).
    2. A small village in Trefeurig community, Ceredigion (OS grid ref SN6484).
    3. A hamlet near Ffynnongroyw, Llanasa community, Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ1381).
    4. A northern suburb of Bangor, Gwynedd (OS grid ref SH5873).
    5. A suburban area in Porthmadog community, Gwynedd (OS grid ref SH5637).
    6. A hamlet near Llanhennock, Llangybi community, Monmouthshire (OS grid ref ST3492).
    7. A suburb in Graig community, City of Newport (OS grid ref ST2687).
    8. A suburb of Knighton, Powys (OS grid ref SO2872).
    9. A small village in Treflys community, Powys (OS grid ref SN9549).
    10. A small village in Llangollen Rural community, Wrexham borough (OS grid ref SJ2543).
  2. A small settlement in South Nesting, Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU4754).
  3. A male given name from Welsh, shortened form of Gareth

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Origin

garth · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰerdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʰórdʰos
  3. Proto-Germanic*gardaz
  4. Old Norsegarðr
  5. Middle Englishgarth
  6. Englishgarth

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.

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Garth · proper noun

Welsh garth probably has its influence on Welsh place names.

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APA

garth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garth

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“garth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garth.

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