gierd

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ġyrd, ġird, ġerd === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *gaʀdi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ji͜yrd/, [ji͜yrˠd] Rhymes: -i͜yrd === Noun === ġierd f rod, staff c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church branch, twig (unit of measurement) the rod, perch, or pole of around 15 feet used in computing acres (unit of measurement) the yard, yardland, or virgate of around 30 acres used in dividing hides of land ==== Usage notes ==== The predecessor of the English term yard (measure of length) and sometimes translated as such, but probably not ever equal to an ell (ulna) of 3 feet until the Middle English period. ==== Declension ==== Strong i-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== cyneġierd lang ġierd ==== Related terms ==== ġeard ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: ȝerde, yerd, yerde, ȝerd, ȝearde, yarde, ȝeorde, ȝeord, ȝarde, ȝyrde, ȝeird, yherd, yherdeEnglish: yard, yerdScots: yaird, yeard, yird