yird

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Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English yerd, from Old English ġeard, from Proto-West Germanic *gard, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz. Cognate with English yard.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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yird (uncountable)

  1. earth, sod, soil, topsoil, mould, loam
  2. ground

Verb

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yird (third-person singular simple present yirds, present participle yirdin, simple past yirdit, past participle yirdit)

  1. to bury, to inter

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