garth

¹ American  

[gahrth] / gɑrθ /

noun

1. Also called cloister garth.  an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.

2. Archaic. a yard or garden.

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Garth ² American  

[gahrth] / gɑrθ /

noun

1. a male given name.

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garth ¹ British  

/ ɡɑːθ /

noun

1. a courtyard surrounded by a cloister

2. archaic a yard or garden

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garth ² British  

/ ɡɑːθ /

noun

1. dialect a child's hoop, often the rim of a bicycle wheel

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Etymology

Origin of garth

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse garthr “farm, farmyard, courtyard”; see yard ²

Example Sentences

The lawns, scythed by the monks, formed a courtyard called a garth.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2020

Ah, feast with me, or pluck a rose Within my pleasant garth, Or stroll beside yon brook which flows In brawling, sylvan mirth.”

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

To have and to holde the said Schoolehouse and schoolehouse garth unto the said Christofer Shutt, Robert Bankes and John Robinson, ther heires and assignes for ever, for and to the uses afforesaid.

From A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Bell, Edward Allen

Then he sees in the garth a shining fountain, with five streams flowing out of it, and the hosts in turn a-drinking its water.

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans

During the reign of Canute, however, there must have been material advancement in the direction of greater magnificence in the royal garth.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus