yerd

A yard, plot of ground around a building or fenced paddock.

James Sympson, buryed in the yerd, xxvj may

"William Luff, fysherman, of the parishe of St Clementes in Hastyng . . . My body to be buryed in the church yerd of st Clementes” 17 Jun. 1545.

A yard (unit of measurement); three feet.

(15 aprill 1550 ) Such Napery as was in the church the same day one towell of holand of iij yerdes dimidium long & yerd brode one towell of calicow cloth / v yerdes a quarter long & dimidium yerd brode

It 1 towell diaper olde 2 yerds di. yerd brede

To bury or be buried.

To owd Tim's grave this neet aw bin, An' yerd him in't mysel.

and when she dies, I'm to pay for the yerding of her honestly, and a' the o'ercome is to be my ain; and by that time I'll be as rich es e'er my father was before me.

Heard.

But seein this postman made me think ov a tale ut aw yerd obeawt one e Howcom.

Missis, says one, dunnot be so cuttin - yoar as keen as yoar mestur. Un, to be comfortable neaw; han yoa yerd th' news?