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 orchard, garden to rear an orchard or garden orċeard rǣran ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== 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; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ORTĠEARD”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.