𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos.

Noun

𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 • (gards) m

1. yard, court
2. house, household
3. family, lineage

Declension

A variant form 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹 (gardei) is attested. (Compare 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹 (waurdei), 𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹 (dalei).)

Masculine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 gards	𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 gardeis
Vocative	𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳 gard	𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 gardeis
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳 gard	𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 gardins
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹𐍃 gardis	𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌴 gardē
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰 garda	𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌼 gardim

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (aurtigards)
• 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹 (þiudangardi)
• 𐌹𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 (ingardja)
• 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards)
• 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (weinagards)

 

Related terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (gairda, “girdle”)
• 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰 (garda, “livestock pen”)