foreyard
A yard in front; front yard
Noun
- A yard in front; front yard
Origin
From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.
Forms
Noun nautical, transport
- A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
Origin
Etymology tree English fore- Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos Proto-Germanic *gardaz Proto-West Germanic *gard Old English ġeard Middle English yerd English yard English foreyard From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).