thekid Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Hi, i wis winderin if anyone could tell me what does "garth" or "gart" mean in the shetland language?eg. Leagarth..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marooned in Maywick Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 http://www.orange.co.uk/images/editorial/generalarticle/entertainment/Celebs/Bad_haircuts/waynes_world_sep05_rex_170.jpg Dude....it means farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 'Garth', meaning farm, is also common in Welsh I believe. It seems to be used in areas like Yorkshire too - http://www.google.co.uk/search?aq=t&oq=&hl=en&hs=P74&q=garth+farm&btnG=Search&meta= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachy Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I presume it's related to 'gaard' in Danish/ Norwegian. Meaning much the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deardron Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I presume it's related to 'gaard' in Danish/ Norwegian. Meaning much the same.You're right, it comes from Old Norse garðr which also could mean 'garden'. Originally it meant something enclosed/fenced. I don't remember who borrowed it from whom, Scandinaves from Slaves or vice versa, but this word is present in Russian as well - gorod 'city, town'. When Vikings started visiting Russia they were surprised to see lots of towns there, so they named it GarðarÃki ("Realm of the towns"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudias Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Jacobson states that what is now known as Valsgarth in Unst was originally Fjalsgord. That he states was a boundary made of fjaels or turfs which separated Haroldswick from Norwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crofter Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Synonymous with "Gerdi" = Gerdin = Garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandhopper Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 ... suggest to do a little ride out to the countryside and look out for sings like this:http://shetlopedia.com/Image:PicVeensgarth.jpg... http://shetlopedia.com/Image:PicVeensgarth.jpgWell, it's 4 years ago that I did the shot and I don't know whether or not such signs still exist ... ... but I do hope so ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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