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Old English · noun

geard

Normalised ġeard

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/jæ͜ɑrd/
[jæ͜ɑrˠd]
Syllables
jæ͜ɑrd (1 syllable)
Modern English
rodfaggotsticksyardstaffbundleenclosurestake

geard1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. enclosure (an enclosed place)

  2. yard, garden

  3. dwelling, court

  4. region, land

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of geard
SingularPlural
Nominative ġeardġeardas
Accusative ġeardġeardas
Genitive ġeardesġearda
Dative ġeardeġeardum

geard2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. rod, staff

  2. stake

  3. bundle of sticks, faggot

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of geard
SingularPlural
Nominative ġeardġeardaġearde
Accusative ġeardeġeardaġearde
Genitive ġeardeġearda
Dative ġeardeġeardum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gard, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos.

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gaʀd, from Proto-Germanic *gazdaz.

Descendants

yard

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