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”; yard ²

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2020

No crow of cocks, no low of cows, No sheep-bell tinkling under boughs Of beech, or song in garth or house.

From The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy by Cawein, Madison Julius

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

You may have noticed how every garth runs up the hillside in a long, narrow strip.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis

The cloister garth, with its sixty white marble columns, charmed and impressed me; but all molto triste.

From A New Medley of Memories by Hunter-Blair, David