A scepter; also, fig. kingly power. …

(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) A sail yard of a ship: the yard, mounted crosswise to the mast, to which the top of the sail is attached; also fig.; (b) a sail yard of a windmill: the yard, or wooden framework, to which the sail……

(a) To strike (sb.); girden at, aim a blow at (sb.); girden on, rain (blows) on (sb.); (b) girden abak, to drive (sb.) back with blows, repel; girden al to poudre, beat (sb.) to dust; girden doun……

(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……