yerd noun 2verb 2forms 3 noun2 •(no longer used) A yard, plot of ground around a building or fenced paddock.James Sympson, buryed in the yerd, xxvj may — 1899 •(no longer used) A yard (unit of measurement); three feet.It 1 towell diaper olde 2 yerds di. yerd brede — 1941 verb2 •Heard.But seein this postman made me think ov a tale ut aw yerd obeawt one e Howcom. — 1857 •(no longer used) To bury or be buried.To owd Tim's grave this neet aw bin, An' yerd him in't mysel. — 1854 formsyerded · yerding · yerds