ortgeard

Old English

Alternative forms

orċeard, orċerd, orċġeard, orċġyrd, orċird, orċyrd, ordċeard

Etymology

Equivalent to wyrt +‎ ġeard, but compare and note the etymology at Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (aurtigards).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈortˌjæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈorˠtˌjæ͜ɑrˠd]

Noun

ortġeard m

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

æppelbearo m
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

Middle English: orchard, orcherd
- English: orchard

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ORTĠEARD”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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