Yird
See also: yird
Scots
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A form of yird capitalised as a proper noun; see there for more.
Proper noun
[edit]Yird
- Earth
- 1983, William Lorimer, transl., The New Testament in Scots, Edinburgh: Canongate, published 2001, →ISBN, →OCLC, Luke 18:8, page 141:
- I tell ye, he will up-haud their richts, an no taigle owre'd aitherins! Ay, but whan the Son o Man comes, will he finnd onie faith tae the fore o the yird?
- I'm telling you that he'll protect their rights and won't procrastinate about it either. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find any faith still around on the Earth?