rerd

Middle English

Alternative forms

rerde, reryd, rearde, rewerd, rurde, rorde, reorde, ruerde

Etymology

From Old English reord, from Proto-Germanic *razdō.

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /rœrd/
IPA^(key): /rɛːrd/

Noun

rerd

A sound of talking; heard speech; a voice.
A yelling or screeching sound; a yelp.
A loud noise or clamour.

Descendants

English: reard
Scots: reird, rerde, rerd

References

“rērd(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.

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