geard

See also: geàrd

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jæ͜ɑrd/, [jæ͜ɑrˠd]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *gard, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos.

Noun

ġeard m

enclosure, an enclosed place
yard, garden
dwelling, court
region, land

Declension

Declension of geard (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeard	ġeardas
accusative	ġeard	ġeardas
genitive	ġeardes	ġearda
dative	ġearde	ġeardum

Related terms

gyrdan

Descendants

Middle English: yerd, yerde, ȝerd, ȝeerd, yeerd, ȝeard, yard, yarde, yorde, ȝarde, yherde, ȝorde, ȝeorde
- English: yard
- Scots: yerd, yaird, yird

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *gaʀd, from Proto-Germanic *gazdaz.

Noun

ġeard f

Declension

Declension of geard (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeard	ġearda, ġearde
accusative	ġearde	ġearda, ġearde
genitive	ġearde	ġearda
dative	ġearde	ġeardum

Derived terms

cyneġeard

Related terms

ġierd

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