Yird

See also: yird

Scots

Alternative forms

• Yirth

Etymology

A form of yird capitalised as a proper noun; see there for more.

Proper noun

Yird

2. 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?