Meaning of gardvord | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a human that is always at home watching over the farm; an old loyal servant
   masculine
2. synonym of tufte
   masculine
3. a farm dog
   masculine

Examples

“gardvorden i ætta”

the family’s loyal servant

“So bar dei ut mat og øl åt gardvorden. Dette var den mannen som rudde og bygde garden, jamleg ein gamal ættfar”

Then they carried out foot and beer to the farm ward. This was the man who cleared and built the farm, often an old ancestor

“Garvoren hev i mannatanken menneskeskapnad; men er jamt liten av vokster.”

The farm ward is thought to resemble a human, but is often small.