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Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gardaz.
Noun
ierde f
- yard, rod (unit of measure)
Inflection
References
- ^ von Richthofen, Karl (1840) “ierde”, in Altfriesisches Wörterbuch [Old Frisian Dictionary] (in German), Dieterich Göttingen, page 845
- ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) “ierde”, in An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 201
- ^ Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “jerde”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 202
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian erthe, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.
Pronunciation
Noun
ierde c (no plural)
- earth, soil
- De ierde is fruchtber. ― The soil is fertile.
- ground
See also
Further reading
- “ierde”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011