wortyardとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈwɜːt.tʃəd/, /ˈwɜːt.ˌjɑːd/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈwɝt.t͡ʃɚd/, /ˈwɝt.ˌjɑɹd/

名詞

wortyard (plural wortyards)

1. A garden where vegetables or herbs are grown.

   Synonyms: kitchen garden, vegetable garden

   • 1929, Historian's Report, page 94:

     For their wort-yards or orchards we must look not so much to the castle as to the monastery.

   • 2012, Jessica Prentice, Full Moon Feast, page 147:

     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.