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yawnie,
yawnie [ˈjɑːne, ˈjɔːne]
n. S. A boulder or large stone that is too large to be lifted.
n. S. A boulder or large stone that is too large to be lifted.
ingie, ingy, yean, yeaned, yeanin, yeanins, yeanlin, yeanlins, yeant, yeen, yein,
yean [jin]
also ingy [NN.b. ˈɪŋi]
v. Of a ewe: to bear a lamb.
pt. pp. yeant, yeaned
also ingy [NN.b. ˈɪŋi]
v. Of a ewe: to bear a lamb.
pt. pp. yeant, yeaned
Compounds and phrases etc.
yeanlin: A newly-born lamb.
yeanin: v. Bearing a lamb.
yeanin: v. Bearing a lamb.
$ear, $ears, auld_year$s_nicht, ear, ears, eer, eers, ere, eres, fairn_year, fairnyear, fairn-year, fernyear, fern-year, fernyeir, Mar$s_year, Mar$s_yeir, Mar$s-year, n$year, N$Yeir, ne$er, Ne$er$s_Day, ne$erday, Ne$rday, ne-eers, Neerday, neuar, neuar-day, New_Year, newerday, Newerday, oul_year$s_nicht, the_year, theyear, theyeir, yaer, yaers, yair, yairs, year, yearaul, yearauld, year-auld, yearly, years, Yearsmas, yeer, yeers, yeir, yeirs, yesteryear, yir, yirs, yisteryear,
year [(j)iːr]
n. A year.
The singular is used as the pl. with numerals otherwise pl. years.
n. A year.
The singular is used as the pl. with numerals otherwise pl. years.
Compounds and phrases etc.
auld year's nicht: New year's eve.
fernyear: Last year, the preceding year. A remote, indefinite period, long ago, a time that never was or may never come.
howe o the year: Midwinter.
ilka year: Every year, annual.
Mar's year: 1715
Ne'er's Day [neːrz de]: New year's day.
A guid New Year tae ane and aw: A good New Year to one and all.
the year: This year.
this year past: Last year.
turn o the year: The time of the year when the days begin to lengthen.
yearauld: A yearling, year-old.
yearly: adj. Yearly, annually
Yearsmas: New Year's Eve
yisteryear: Last year or the recent past.
fernyear: Last year, the preceding year. A remote, indefinite period, long ago, a time that never was or may never come.
howe o the year: Midwinter.
ilka year: Every year, annual.
Mar's year: 1715
Ne'er's Day [neːrz de]: New year's day.
A guid New Year tae ane and aw: A good New Year to one and all.
the year: This year.
this year past: Last year.
turn o the year: The time of the year when the days begin to lengthen.
yearauld: A yearling, year-old.
yearly: adj. Yearly, annually
Yearsmas: New Year's Eve
yisteryear: Last year or the recent past.
yed, yedd, yeddin, yeddit,
yed [S. SEC. jɛd]
n. A falsehood.
v. To fib, to exaggerate a tale. To magnify greatly in narration.
n. A falsehood.
v. To fib, to exaggerate a tale. To magnify greatly in narration.
eel, eild, geld, gell, gelt, yeald, yeeld, yel$, yeld, yell, yield,
yeld [jɛl(d), (j)il(d)]
also geld [gɛl(d)]
n. A barren ewe or cow etc.
adj. Barren, not pregnant, not giving milk. Of inanimate things: not fertile, unproductive, ineffectual, lacking in substance or value, unprofitable.
v. To cease to milk a pregnant cow when the flow stops before calving.
also geld [gɛl(d)]
n. A barren ewe or cow etc.
adj. Barren, not pregnant, not giving milk. Of inanimate things: not fertile, unproductive, ineffectual, lacking in substance or value, unprofitable.
v. To cease to milk a pregnant cow when the flow stops before calving.
yallach, yalloch, yellagh, yelloch, yellowch, yellyhoo,
yell [ˈjɛləx]
n. A yell,
v. To yell.
n. A yell,
v. To yell.
yelloch
n. A yell, shriek, scream.
v. To cry, scream, shriek, yell. To make a loud, shrill noise.
n. A yell, shriek, scream.
v. To cry, scream, shriek, yell. To make a loud, shrill noise.
yalla, yallae, yallas, yallie, yallih, yallochie, yallochy, yalloo, yallow, yallows, yallowsis, yella, yellae, yellaes, yellaesis, yelli, yellie, yellih, yelly, yilla, yillie, yilloo,
yellae [ˈjɛlə, MN. S. ˈjale]
n. The colour yellow.
pl. yellaes I.Sh. Jaundice in sheep.
adj. Of a yellow colour.
v. To make yellow.
pt. pp. yellit, yellaed
n. The colour yellow.
pl. yellaes I.Sh. Jaundice in sheep.
adj. Of a yellow colour.
v. To make yellow.
pt. pp. yellit, yellaed
Compounds and phrases etc.
yallochie [ˈjaləxe]: adj. Yellowish, of a slightly yellow colour.
yellae dab: MN. The common dab Limanda Limanda.
yellae rocket: Dyer's rocket Reseda lutea.
yellaesis: I.Sh. An illness in animals caused by eating large quantities of St John's wort.
yellae dab: MN. The common dab Limanda Limanda.
yellae rocket: Dyer's rocket Reseda lutea.
yellaesis: I.Sh. An illness in animals caused by eating large quantities of St John's wort.
erb, herb, herbs, yarrib, yerb, yerbs, yerrib,
yerb [jɛrb, jɪrb]
n. A herb.
n. A herb.
jark, yark, yarkin, yarkin, yarkin_elshin, yarkit, yerg, yerk, yerker, yerkin, yerkin_elshin, yerkit, yirg, yirk, yirked, yirker, yirkin, yirkit,
yerk [jɛrk]
also yark [N. I. jark]
n. A blow, a hard knock or thump, a slap, whack. A jerk, tug, a sharp twitch or pull, a sudden move, a toss.
v. To bind tightly, to tie firmly together, to fasten. To stuff, cram, pack tightly. To beat, thump, whip, strike, to break by striking, to drive in with blows, to hammer. To crack down on or against, to make a sharp sound by striking or splitting etc. To nag, find fault, carp incessantly. To throb, ache, tingle. To move something with a sudden quick jerk, tug, or push. Throw, toss, pitch, to jerk, slam.
pp. pp. yerkit
also yark [N. I. jark]
n. A blow, a hard knock or thump, a slap, whack. A jerk, tug, a sharp twitch or pull, a sudden move, a toss.
v. To bind tightly, to tie firmly together, to fasten. To stuff, cram, pack tightly. To beat, thump, whip, strike, to break by striking, to drive in with blows, to hammer. To crack down on or against, to make a sharp sound by striking or splitting etc. To nag, find fault, carp incessantly. To throb, ache, tingle. To move something with a sudden quick jerk, tug, or push. Throw, toss, pitch, to jerk, slam.
pp. pp. yerkit
Compounds and phrases etc.
yerk aff: To strike up.
yerker: Anything very large of its kind. To move jerkily.
yerkin: The side-seam in a boot or shoe.
yerk in: To drive in.
yerkin elshin: A shoemaker's awl.
yerker: Anything very large of its kind. To move jerkily.
yerkin: The side-seam in a boot or shoe.
yerk in: To drive in.
yerkin elshin: A shoemaker's awl.
airl, earl, earlies, jarl, yarl, yerl, yirl,
yerl [jɛrl]
also yarl [I.Sh. jarl]
n. Earl.
also yarl [I.Sh. jarl]
n. Earl.
Compounds and phrases etc.
guiser yarl: The chief or leading guiser in the Shetland Up-helly-aa celebrations.