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Scots
Etymology
From Middle English yerd, from Old English ġeard, from Proto-West Germanic *gard, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz. Cognate with English yard.
Pronunciation
Noun
yird (uncountable)
- earth, sod, soil, topsoil, mould, loam
- ground
Verb
yird (third-person singular simple present yirds, present participle yirdin, simple past yirdit, past participle yirdit)
- to bury, to inter
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