Dictionary

wortyard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɜːt.ˌjɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈwɝt.t͡ʃɚd/ (General-American)
• /ˈwɝt.ˌjɑɹd/ (General-American)
• /ˈwɜːt.tʃəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English wortȝerd, woorteȝerd, wyrteard, from Old English wyrtġeard (“vegetable garden”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurtigard (“vegetable garden”), equivalent to wort + yard. Cognate with German Wurzgarten, Würzgarten, Swedish örtgård (“herb garden”).

Meanings

1. A garden where vegetables or herbs are grown.
   • For their wort-yards or orchards we must look not so much to the castle as to the monastery. 1929, Historian's Report, page 94:
   • After taking that class I was able to begin planting my wortyard, and to experiment with combining herbs for teas, drying them to preserve them, and making some tinctures, salves, and capsules. 2012, Jessica Prentice, Full Moon Feast, page 147:

Forms

Synonyms

vegetable garden · kitchen garden