garth

¹

[gahrth]

noun

1. Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.

2. Archaic.,  a yard or garden.

Garth

²

[gahrth]

noun

1. a male given name.

garth

¹

/ ɡɑːθ /

noun

1. a courtyard surrounded by a cloister

2. archaic,  a yard or garden

garth

²

/ ɡɑːθ /

noun

1. dialect,  a child's hoop, often the rim of a bicycle wheel

Word History and Origins

Origin of garth¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse garthr “farm, farmyard, courtyard”; yard ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of garth¹

C14: from Old Norse garthr; related to Old English geard _yard ²

Origin of garth²

dialect variant of _girth

Example Sentences

Garth writes that cooking is a form of therapy for you, and in one memorable passage you also write that “cooking is working out thoughts in my head while I’m working on a homemade pastry crust.”

From Salon

Whether it’s just myself and Garth or whether I’m having a big Thanksgiving dinner — whatever it is — at the end of the day, I do it because I love it.

From Salon

“This is so sad,” one person wrote on the Crystal Palace Instagram, tagging Dwight Yoakam and Garth Brooks and pleading with them to “keep the Crystal Palace open!”

From Los Angeles Times

The closure of the temple of country music, an important piece of San Joaquin Valley history, prompted an outpouring of grief from fans across the country — along with desperate pleas to stars such as Dwight Yoakam, Garth Brooks and Taylor Swift, who all played there, to save the day by buying the place.

From Los Angeles Times

Shaw said he is trying to avoid heartbreak by focusing on “the fact that we had an incredible 28 years. Pretty much anybody in country music played here … Taylor Swift, and Garth Brooks, and Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Brad Paisley.”

From Los Angeles Times