English Explanatory Dictionary

yerd

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A yard, plot of ground around a building or fenced paddock.
  2. A yard (unit of measurement); three feet.
verb
  1. To bury or be buried.
verb
  1. Heard.

Word forms

yerd yerds yerding yerded

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 yerd From Middle English yerd (“yard”).

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