gierd

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) rod, staff
 * 2) * c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
 * "ang"

- Iċ wille þē slēan mid ġierde.


 * 1) branch, twig
 * 2)  the rod, perch, or pole of around 15 feet used in computing acres
 * 3)  the yard, yardland, or virgate of around 30 acres used in dividing hides of land

Usage notes

 * The predecessor of the English term and sometimes translated as such, but probably not ever equal to an ell (ulna) of 3 feet until the Middle English period.

Derived terms

 * cyneġierd