lyard

[ lahy-erd ]

adjective

, Chiefly Scot.

1. streaked or spotted with gray or white.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lyard¹

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French, Old French liart

Example Sentences

The carter presently calls this horse myn oughne lyard (grey) boy.

From Project Gutenberg

Favelle was the mediaeval name for a chestnut horse, as Bayard for a bay, and Lyard for a grey.

From Project Gutenberg