yird

See also: Yird

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Scots ȝerd, ȝeird, variant of erd, erde, from Early Scots erd, erde, from Old English eorþe, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō. Compare Yird.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɪrd/

Noun

yird (uncountable)

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

Verb

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

  1. to bury, to inter

References

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