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yerd.

A yard, plot of ground around a building or fenced paddock.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A yard, plot of ground around a building or fenced paddock.

    obsolete

  2. A yard (unit of measurement); three feet.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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 Inherited from Middle English yerd (“yard”).

verb

  1. To bury or be buried.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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 Inherited from Middle English yerd (“yard”).

verb

  1. Heard.

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