gaarde

See also: Gaarde, and gårde

Dutch

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gaerde, from Old Dutch gardo, from Proto-West Germanic *gardō, from Proto-Germanic *gardô, an n-stem form derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from *gʰerdʰ-. Related to gaard.

Cognate to English garden and German Garten.

Noun

gaarde f (plural gaarden, diminutive gaardje n)

1. (formal) garden, yard

Synonyms

• tuin, gaard

Derived terms

• diergaarde

Etymology 2

Verb

gaarde

1. inflection of garen:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive