garth

Plural: garths

Noun

• A small enclosed yard, garden, or paddock.
• A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
• A close; a yard; a croft; a garden.
• A clearing in the woods; as such, part of many placenames in northern England
• A group or a household dedicated to the pagan faith of Heathenry.
• A location or sacred space, in ritual and poetry in modern Heathenry.
• A dam or weir for catching fish.

Examples

• a cloister garth
• He found a quiet GARTH of letters on his rack, perfect for a short word.

Related Words

fish garth, fishgarth, gravegarth, kirkgarth, stackgarth