guarder

English

Etymology

From guard + -er.

School slang relates to Stonyhurst College in the United Kingdom.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːdə/

Noun

guarder (plural guarders)

  1. A person who guards; a guard.
  2. (school slang, soccer) A goalkeeper.
    • 1914 February 1, “Hodder Notes”, in The Stonyhurst Magazine, volume 13, number 192, page 819:
      The Hodder Football is very good this year, and we have an excellent team. Hammond is a good guarder and can save some very difficult shots.

Derived terms

References

  • (goalkeeper): Farmer, John Stephen (1890–1904) Slang and Its Analogues, page 104

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French guarder.

Verb

guarder

  1. to protect; to guard

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

  • English: to guard
  • French: garder

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin wardāre (to herd, ward against, guard).

Verb

guarder

  1. to protect; to guard
  2. to look at

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bourguignon: gadier, gadai
  • Champenois: vadya
  • Franc-Comtois: gaidjai, vădjaî
  • Middle French: garder
  • Norman: garder, gardaïr
  • Old Lorrain: warzer
    • Lorrain: vadya
  • Picard: wardeu (Artésien)
  • Walloon: aurder (Charleroi), aurdè (Forrières), wårder (Liégeois)
  • Middle English: guard

References

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