Definitions For Yerd

Verb

{{en-verb}} (rare) To beat with a stick

Etymology

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, dyer

Middle 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

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