(a) The landscaped area surrounding a dwelling, a yard; also, an enclosed area around a castle or an estate, the grounds; yerd of privete; bak (bour, maner) yerd; bithinne the kinges yerd, fig. within……

(a) The earth; al (this, that) midden-erd, all the earth; middenerdes angin, the creation of the earth; middenerdes boue, earth's bow, rainbow; (b) mankind; also, worldly things, the world as opposed……

(a) A garden; esp. a walled, ornamental garden used for meetings and recreation; also fig.; (b) orchard of likinge, pleasure garden, Garden of Eden; orchard of paradis, paradise; orchard ward, a……

(a) A stick, pole, rod; lim yerd [see lim n.(2) 4.(c)] (b) a sapling; a branch on a tree; yerd of hasel (palm, etc.); moises yerd, ?a limb from some kind of tree; note (popel, poplere) yerd, a branch……

(a) An enclosed yard; courtyard, garden, etc.; (b) a hedge or fence; thorn garth; (c) on ground ner on garth [?grith], anywhere; (d) in cpds. & combs.: appeles garthes, apple orchards; garth cresse……

(a) A vineyard; also, a pictorial representation of a vineyard [quot. a1398]; vine-yerd of plesire, ?a vineyard designed for recreational or aesthetic purposes; vine-yerd silver, a customary rent paid……

(a) Any plant of the genus Vitis, esp. V. vinifera, a vine; also fig.;—also coll. [a few pl. exx. could also be construed as (b)]; ?also, a twig or branch of a vine [quot. ?1440]; also, a pictorial……