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yerd-hunger Sc. ‘Earth-hunger’: (a) voracious desire for land (cf. eard-hunger in Scott Nigel ix); (b) see quot. 1825. So yerd-hungry a. See also yird.1823 Scott Let. in Lockhart (1839) VII. 155 About the land, I have no doubt your Lordship is quite right, but I have something of what is called the ...
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yird (also 4 ȝerd(e, 4, 8–9 yerd, 5 yherde, 6 ȝird). Sc. and north. f. earth n., and v. (to bury).c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints i. (Petrus) 681 Ihesu,..þat in þis ȝerd com fra hewine. 1433 Deeds rel. Orkney vi, Aisiamentis..as weill under yherde as boufe yherde. 1550 Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1880) II. 74 Al...
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