\Erd\, n. [OE. erd, eard, earth, land, country, AS. eard;
akin to OS. ard dwelling place, OHG. art plowing, tillage,
Icel. ["o]r[eth] crop, and to L. arare to plow, E. ear to
plow.]
The earth. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
{Erd shrew} (Zo["o]l.), the common European shrew ({Sorex
   vulgaris}); the shrewmouse.