Pronunciation : Erd
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. erd, eard, earth, land, country, AS. eard; akin to OS. ard dwelling place, OHG. art plowing, tillage, Icel. ?redh crop, and to L. arare to plow, E. ear to plow.]
Definition : Defn: The earth. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. Erd shrew (Zo?l.), the common European shrew (Sorex vulgaris); the shrewmouse.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913