different between heard vs yeard

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h?d/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /h??d/
• (Ireland, Appalachia) IPA^(key): /hi??d/
• Rhymes: -??(?)d
• Homophone: herd

Verb

heard

1. simple past tense and past participle of hear

Adjective

heard (not comparable)

1. That has been heard or listened to; that has been aurally detected.

Anagrams

• -hedra, Daher, Herda, Rhade, hared

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hard(?). Compare Old Frisian herd, Old Saxon hard, Old Dutch hart, Old High German hart, Old Norse harðr, Gothic ???????????????????????? (hardus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xæ??rd/, [hæ??r?d]

Adjective

heard

1. hard, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• English: hard
• Scots: hard, haird

English

Noun

yeard (plural yeards)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of yard
2. (dialectal) Alternative form of heard

References

• http://sandstormreviews.blogspot.com/2006/08/goodkind-parodies.html

Anagrams

• Ready, Yarde, dayer, deary, deray, rayed, ready