yird

yird

or

yeard

n
the earth or ground
vb (tr)
to bury
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We baith ging back a fair fylie fae Jock's days on the fairm at Sooth Faddenhill bi Fyvie, a loon o the yird fae a musical faimily wi his brither James weel intae the traditional fiddle scene - his idol the great JF Dickie o New Deer - syne ere wis Jock, inspir't bi the ballads sang on musical nichts roon the ingleneuk harknin tae the likes o John Strachan o Fyvie - aye a maist welcome guest.
An' leeze me lang on the core o' my heart, Whase fondness may I never tine; But it's low low doun I' yon eerie yird Lie the three wee flowers o' mine.
Did you know that the word WORD rhymes with BIRD CURD FYRD GIRD HERD JIRD NURD SURD TURD and YIRD? My word!
OED gives yird as occurring in Scots and the North, from earth.