ortgeard
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Equivalent to wyrt + ġeard, but compare and note the etymology at Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (aurtigards).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ortġeard m
Declension
[edit]Declension of ortgeard (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ortġeard | ortġeardas |
accusative | ortġeard | ortġeardas |
genitive | ortġeardes | ortġearda |
dative | ortġearde | ortġeardum |
Synonyms
[edit]- æppelbearo m
- æppuldretūn m (“apple-orchard”)
- ġeard m
- ġehæġe n
- ġewyrttūn m
- wyrtġeard m (“kitchen-garden”)
- wyrttūn m
Derived terms
[edit]- ortġeardlēah f (“orchard-leigh, i.e. a grove”)
- ortġeardweard m (“orchard-ward, i.e. a gardener”)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ORTĠEARD”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.