gard

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑː(ɹ)d/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d
• Homophones: garde, guard

Etymology 1

Old English gard, northern variant of ġeard (whence yard).

Noun

gard (plural gards)

1. (obsolete) A garden.

Etymology 2

Noun

gard (plural gards)

1. Obsolete spelling of guard

Verb

gard (third-person singular simple present gards, present participle garding, simple past and past participle garded)

1. Obsolete spelling of guard

References

• “gard”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Grad, darg, drag, grad

Gothic

Romanization

gard

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gárdas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰ-os, from *gʰerdʰ-.

Noun

gard m ?

1. Obsolete form of gród.

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “gród”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

Kholosi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گرد (gard).

Noun

gard ?

1. dust

References

• Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx‎, pages 13-36

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French guarde.

Noun

gard

1. Alternative form of garde

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Norse garðr.

Noun

gard

1. Alternative form of garth

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from the root *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).

Noun

gard m (definite singular garden, indefinite plural garder, definite plural gardene)

1. alternative form of gård

Derived terms

• gardbruker
• gardsarbeid
• prestegard

References

• “gard” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from the root *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”). Akin to English yard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑːr/, /ɡɑːɽ/
• (thick L) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːɭ/ (see gal)

Noun

gard m (definite singular garden, indefinite plural gardar, definite plural gardane)

1. farm
2. townhouse (often in the compound bygard)
3. fence (often in the compounds skigard or steingard)
4. courtyard

Derived terms

References

• “gard” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• gardo

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gard, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from the root *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɑrd/

Noun

gard m

1. an enclosed place
2. yard, garden
3. court
4. region, land
5. dwelling

Declension

Descendants

• Middle Low German: gart

Romanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose, to encircle”); possibly a substrate word from a Dacian *garda, akin to Albanian gardh (or borrowed from it), or more likely an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ, perhaps predating the metathesis occurring in Slavic languages (however this is uncertain as other related terms such as grădină, ogradă, îngrădi had already undergone it when borrowed from Slavic). Other suggested possibilities include a link to Proto-Germanic *gardaz.

Other Indo-European cognates include Latin hortus, English garden, yard, gird, Sanskrit गृह (gṛha, “house, home”), Old Church Slavonic градъ (gradŭ), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (gards), German Garten, Danish gård, Swedish gård and Norwegian gård or gard; garde, gjerde.

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Noun

gard n (plural garduri)

1. fence

Declension

See also

• îngrăditură f

References

Volapük

Noun

gard (nominative plural gards)

1. guard

Declension