Garðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - garðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "garðr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

garðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

garðr
(-s, -ar), m.
garðr
1) fence, wall;
garðr
2) enclosed space, yard (cf. aldin-~, gras~, kirkju~);
garðr
3) court-yard, court (þeir gánga út í garíinn ok berjast); riða í garð, to arrive; riða (fara) ór garði, to depart; fig., helmingr skal falla í minn garð, the half shall fall into my share; skal aukast þriðjungi í þínum garði, in thy keeping; hyggjum vér, at í yðvarn garð hafi runnit, into your hands, your possession; gøra e-n af garði, to equip one (as a son, a friend, when departing from home); líðr vetr ór garði, the winter passes by;
garðr
4) house, dwelling;
garðr
5) stronghold, castle (cf. Ás-~, Út-garðar).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚱᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
f.
feminine.

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