gierd
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *gaʀdi.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ġierd f
- rod, staff
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- Iċ wille þē slēan mid ġierde.
- I want to hit you with a rod.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Declension of gierd (strong i-stem)