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Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English ġerd, from Proto-West Germanic *gaʀdi, from Proto-Germanic *gazdijō. related to Polish żerdź from Proto-Slavic *žьrdь ("perch, pole, ricker").
Alternative forms
- yerd, yerde, ȝerd, ȝearde, yarde, ȝeorde, ȝeord, ȝarde, ȝyrde, ȝeird, yherd, yherde
Pronunciation
Noun
ȝerde (plural ȝerdes or ȝerden)
- A bar or rod; a long, skinny piece of material:
- A twig or shoot; a small branch or extension from a trunk.
- A crutch or staff; a bar used to support something.
- A baton; a bar used as a blunt weapon.
- A bar used to stop a joint from moving; a splint.
- A rod used to represent legitimacy, right, and might.
- (rare) A magical or mystical rod.
- (rare) A ruler totalling a yard.
- One's penis or phallus; the main sexual organ of a male.
- A yard (unit of length consisting of three feet, often used for fabric)
- A unit of area averaging approximately 30 acres; a virgate.
- An upright slab of wood which a sail is attached onto.
- An offspring or heir; one that descends from a lineage.
- (rare) A line or column of smoke or mist.
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Etymology 2
Noun
ȝerde
- Alternative form of yerd (“land; property”)