▪ I. mard, a.
(mɑːd)
= marred ppl. a. b. dial.
| 1903 in Eng. Dial. Dict. 1911 D. H. Lawrence White Peacock vii. 493 The little devils are soft, mard-soft. 1913 ― Love Poems 53 Eh, tha'rt a mard-'arsed kid. 1959 I. & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolch. x. 187 Elsewhere the weak one may carry the label..mard 'un. |
▪ II. mard, v. dial.
(mɑːd)
[Cf. prec. and mar v. 3 c.]
To ‘spoil’ (a child).
| 1874 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903). 1911 D. H. Lawrence White Peacock vii. 493 She marded 'em till they were soft. |
▪ III. mard, -er
see merd, marter.