Definitions For Yerd
Verb
{{en-verb}} (rare) To beat with a stickEtymology
Presumably from the same origin as yard, from {{inh, en, ang, ġerd, , branch, twig, stick}} or gierd, cognate with {{cog, gml, gêrde}} and {{cog, gmh, gęrte}} from {{cog, goh, gartia}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, gazdjō}}, derived from {{der, en, ine-pro, *gʰasdʰeh₂}}. May be related to {{cog, en, -}} and {{cog, sco, yerk, , to whip, beat, strike, especially with a stick}}.Anagrams
Dery, Drey, Drye, Dyer, Ryde, d'yer, drey, dyerMiddle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from {{inh, enm, ang, ġeard}}, from {{inh, enm, gem-pro, gardaz}}, from {{inh, enm, ine-pro, *gʰórdʰos}}; cognate with {{cog, cu, градъ}} and a {{doublet, enm, garth, nocap=1}}.Alternative forms
{{alter, enm, yerde, ȝerd, ȝeerd, yeerd, ȝeard, yard, yarde, yorde, ȝarde, yherde, ȝorde, ȝeorde}}Pronunciation
{{IPA, enm, /ˈjɛːrd/, /ˈjɛrd/}} (Late ME) {{IPA, enm, /ˈjard/}}Noun
{{senseid, enm, land; property}} A fenced piece of land; a yard: The property of a manor or other large rural dwelling. A churchyard; a piece of land around a church. A paddock; a field that has been fenced in. A plot of land; a piece of property, especially agricultural. A garden; a plot of horticultural land.Descendants
{{desc, en, yard}} {{desc, sco, yerd}}, {{l, sco, yaird}}, {{l, sco, yird}}References
{{R:MED Online, entry=yē̆rd (n.(1)) , id=MED53889 , accessdate=2018-07-26}}Etymology 2
From {{inh, enm, ang, ġerd}}.Noun
{{alt form, enm, ȝerde, t=bar, id=bar}}Is Yerd a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
NO
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
7
The word Yerd is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends