(a) The landscaped area surrounding a dwelling, a yard; also, an enclosed area around a castle or an estate, the grounds; ~ of privete; bak (bour, maner) ~; bithinne the kinges ~, fig. within the king’s jurisdiction; fore ~, q.v.; (b) the precincts of a church; ~ purseint; chapele ~; chirche ~, q.v.; prechinge ~, ?an enclosure of some sort for preaching; (c) an enclosed area surrounding a barn, chicken coop, etc.; bern (calf) ~; (d) ~ silver, a customary feudal rent.

(a) A field; a parcel of land; also [quot. a1425], ?a country; ?a region; be ~, a field of flowers near which beehives are located; middel (midden) ~ [see occas. quots. in middel-erd n.(c) & midden-erd n. (a)]; park ~, ?a deer park; pounde ~, a field adjoining or containing a fish pond; shide staved ~, a piece of land enclosed by wooden posts; (b) a plot of land set aside for the cultivation of plants or trees or for recreational use; a garden; ~ cresse, watercress (Lepidium sativum); ~ galle, a centaury, prob. Centaurium umbellatum [cp. erthe galle, s.v. erthe n. 13.(l)]; ~ hokke, ?any of several plants of the related genera Malva and Althaea; ?= ~ hove; ~ hove, ground ivy (Nepeta glechoma or Glechoma hederacea); ~ werkinge, working in a garden; appel (olive) ~; hemp (rose) ~; kichene ~; ort ~ [see orchard n.]; verne ~, vine ~, q.v.; vini ~, a vineyard; also fig.; wort ~ [OE wyrt-geard], a kitchen garden; also fig.

In surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.198]; ort ~ [see orchard n.]; vine ~, q.v.