goirtean

goirtean
a little field of corn, croft, Irish goirtín, gort, garden, corn-field, Old Irish gort, seges, Welsh garth, enclosure, Breton garz (do.): *gorto-; Latin hortus; Greek $$Ghórtos, straw-yard; English garden, garth, etc.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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