The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Erd \Erd\ ([~e]rd), 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.
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   Erd shrew (Zo["o]l.), the common European shrew (Sorex
      vulgaris); the shrewmouse.
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