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yairn, yern, yirn, yirned, yirnin, yirnt,
yirn [jɪrn]
v. To yearn.
pt. pp. yirnt
v. To yearn.
pt. pp. yirnt
Compounds and phrases etc.
yirnin: Yearning.
erp, irp, yarp, yarpid, yerp, yerp, yirp, yirpit,
yirp [jɪrp]
v. To chirp in a piping fashion. Bark, grumble, fret.
pt. pp. yirpiit
v. To chirp in a piping fashion. Bark, grumble, fret.
pt. pp. yirpiit
yerr, yirr,
yirr [jɪr]
n. The snarl or growl of a dog.
v. To snarl or growl.
n. The snarl or growl of a dog.
v. To snarl or growl.
Arsletoun, Earlston, Yerlston, Yirlstane, Yirsletoun,
Yirsletoun [ˈjɪrsəltun]
pn. Earlston (Berwickshire).
pn. Earlston (Berwickshire).
yest, yist,
yist [jɪst]
n. Yeast.
n. Yeast.
yalla_yite, yallayite, yalla-yitie, yella_yite, yellae_yite, yellae-yoit, yella-yert, yellayite, yellie_yite, yellow_yoik, yellow-yoit, yelly-yite, yert, yightie, yighty, yite, yitey, yitie, yoik, yoit, yoitie, yowt,
yite [jəit, SEC. jɔit]
n. The yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella. A person of small stature.
dim. yitie
n. The yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella. A person of small stature.
dim. yitie
Compounds and phrases etc.
yellae yite: The yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella.
jetel, jetlin, yitlin, yittel, yittle,
yittel [I.Sh. ˈjɪtl]
n. A gland in the body, usually a swollen one. An induration or nodule in a stone such as quartz in sandstone.
n. A gland in the body, usually a swollen one. An induration or nodule in a stone such as quartz in sandstone.
yaulin, ylen,
ylen [əilən]
n. A spent herring Clupea harengus without the roe.
n. A spent herring Clupea harengus without the roe.
joag, oag, yeog, yoag, yog, yoig, yug,
yoag [I. jog, øg]
n. The large horsemussel Modiolus modiolus.
n. The large horsemussel Modiolus modiolus.
Ȝ, yoch,
yoch [jɔx, S. jʌux]
Yogh, the Older Scots letter Ȝ representing y [j] and various velar phonemes [lj, hj, ŋ].
Printers later replaced the letter with z giving the contemporary personal and place names Cadzow [ˈkadju], Cockenzie [ˈkɑkɛne, ˈkukəne], Dalziel [dɪˈjɛl], Finzean [ˈfɪŋən], MacKenzie [məˈkɛŋji], Menzies [ˈmɪŋɪs] and may also still occur in a few other words such as capercailzie [ˈkapərˈkel(j)i], gaberlunzie [gabərˈlun(j)i] and tuilzie [ˈtøl(j)i].
Yogh, the Older Scots letter Ȝ representing y [j] and various velar phonemes [lj, hj, ŋ].
Printers later replaced the letter with z giving the contemporary personal and place names Cadzow [ˈkadju], Cockenzie [ˈkɑkɛne, ˈkukəne], Dalziel [dɪˈjɛl], Finzean [ˈfɪŋən], MacKenzie [məˈkɛŋji], Menzies [ˈmɪŋɪs] and may also still occur in a few other words such as capercailzie [ˈkapərˈkel(j)i], gaberlunzie [gabərˈlun(j)i] and tuilzie [ˈtøl(j)i].