ortgeard

Old English

Alternative forms
  • orċeard, orċerd, orċġeard, orċġyrd, orċird, orċyrd, ordċeard

Etymology

Equivalent to wyrt +‎ ġeard.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈortjæɑrd/

Noun

ortġeard m

  1. orchard, garden
    to rear an orchard or garden
    orċeard rǣran

Declension
Declension of ortgeard (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ortġeard ortġeardas
accusative ortġeard ortġeardas
genitive ortġeardes ortġearda
dative ortġearde ortġeardum

Synonyms
  • æppuldretūn m (“apple-orchard”)
  • ġeard m
  • ġehæġe n
  • ġewyrttūn m
  • wyrtġeard m (“kitchen-garden”)
  • wyrttūn m

Derived terms
  • ortġeardlēah f (“orchard-leigh, i.e. a grove”)
  • ortġeardweard m (“orchard-ward, i.e. a gardener”)

Descendants

Further reading
  • ORTĠEARD in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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