izzard
English
Etymology
Middle English izod, ezod, ezed, from Old French et zede (literally “and zed”), as spoken when reciting the alphabet.
Pronunciation
Noun
izzard (plural izzards)
- (Scotland) The letter Z; zed, zee.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- ... [Reading.] Dear Sir,—ay, that's that. Then there's an M, and a T, and an S, but whether the next be an izzard, or an R, confound me, I cannot tell.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer