ortgeard

Old English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From *ort +‎ ġeard. The first element is related to Old High German orzōn (“to care for, maintain, cultivate”). Compare also similarly formed Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (aurtigards).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ortġeard m

1. orchard, garden

   to rear an orchard or garden

   orċeard rǣran

Declension

Declension of ortġeard (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”)

Related terms

• wyrt

Descendants

• Middle English: orchard, orcherd
  • English: orchard

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ORTĠEARD”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.