gardvord

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse garðvǫrðr, from garðr (farm) +‎ vǫrðr (ward), whence also gard and vord. Cognate with Icelandic garðvörður.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡaːr.vuːr/, /²ɡaːɽ.vuːɽ/

Noun

gardvord m (definite singular gardvorden, indefinite plural gardvordar, definite plural gardvordane)

  1. a human that is always at home watching over the farm; an old loyal servant
    Synonyms: tuntræl, tunvord
    gardvorden i ættathe family’s loyal servant
  2. (folklore) synonym of tufte
    • 1965, Halldor O. Opedal, Hardangerminne: festskrift til Halldor O. Opedal på 70-årsdagen den 26. mai 1965, page 71:
      So bar dei ut mat og øl åt gardvorden. Dette var den mannen som rudde og bygde garden, jamleg ein gamal ættfar
      Then they carried out foot and beer to the farm ward. This was the man who cleared and built the farm, often an old ancestor
    • 1996, Turstiar og kulturminne i Hovdebygda, Hovdebygda soge- og velferdslag, page 71:
      Garvoren hev i mannatanken menneskeskapnad; men er jamt liten av vokster.
      The farm ward is thought to resemble a human, but is often small.
  3. a farm dog

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