Y

(See also under ȝ, at the end of G and I.)

y, first y, III, 3, 15: ae, one. See a, ae.

yad, III, 483, 5, 9: jade, mare.

yae, I, 446, 8, 9: ae, only. II, 183, 17: every. See a, ae.

yard, yerde, I, 287, 63; III, 75, 397: rod, stick.

yard o stane, I, 466, B 23: perhaps, garden stane, something being meant equivalent to the fountain stane of A 23, at which the lady was christened.

yare, ȝare, II, 261, 6; III, 98, 24: ready.

yate, yeat, yett, I, 68 f., 23, 69; II, 336, P 2; III, 268, 15; V, [28], 60: gate. ȝates, ȝatis, III, 99, 61, 62.

yatid, I, 334, 10: granted. (A. S. géatan).

ychon, III, 101, 88: each one.

ydrawe, III, 91 a: drawn.

ydyght, idyght, III, 62, 131, 132: prepared, made, fabricated, adjusted. III, 75, 392: made ready.

yeaman. See yeman.

yeard-fast, yird-fast, II, 88, 11; 94, 8; 97, 15: fixed firmly in the earth.

yearl, II, 191, 20: earl. See yerl.

yeat, IV, 68, D 1: gate. See yate.

yebent, III, 308, 25: bent.

yede, yeede, yeed, yed, ȝede, yode, yod, pret. of gang, gae, go, I, 211, 37; III, 73, 346; 76, 408; 83 and 86, 160; 99, 60; 110, 18; 163, 69: went.

yee, III, 297, 39: eye.

yeen, I, 333, 2: towards, on.

ye feth, i faith.

yeff, yeffe, V, [79] f., 17, 51, 53, 54: if.

yeffell, III, 109, 6; 111, 34: evil, ill.

yeffor. See yeuer.

yeft, III, 70, 295: gift.

yeldyde, surrendered.

yellow-fit, yellow-foot[ed].

yeman, yeaman, III, 22, 4; 24, 43; 25, 51; 28, 121; 30, 165, 170; 56, 1, 3, etc.: yeoman.

yemanr(e)y, yemenrey, yeomanry, yeomandree, yeomandrie, yeomendry, III, 58, 45; 110, 23; 113, 83; 123, 19; 157, 31; 186, 14; 192, 23; 204, 31: class or company of yeomen; what is in accordance with a yeoman’s principles, idea or character.

yend, III, 110, 17: yond, yon.

yenoughe, enough.

yeomanry, yeomandrie, etc. See yemanr(e)y.

ye’r, V, [306] b, 2: ye are.

yerde. See yard.

yerl, yerle, yerlle, yirl, yearl, III, 298, 52, 60; 308, 19; 309, 33; IV, 298, G c 11: 354, 7: earl.

yerly, III, 307, 7: early.

yerning, I, 334, 10: desire.

ye’se, ye shall. See s.

yestreen, II, 20, 7; 21, 7; 22, 6; 23, 7, etc.; V, [299] a, 1: yesterday even, yesternight. See streen.

yet, yett, I, 204, 11; 207, 20; 465, 11, 15; 472, 17, 18, 21; III, 269, 11; 270, 15: gate. See yate.

yett-pin, IV, 483 b: bolt, or latch, of a gate.

yeuer, yeffor, III, 113, 82; V, [79], 33; [80], 52: ever.

ygeve, V, [298] a: given.

yield, IV, 514, 9: grant, concede.

yill, III, 449, 8; IV, 481, 6; V, [99], 9: ale.

yird-fast. See yeard-fast.

yirl, IV, 69, 9: earl. See yerl.

ylk a, I, 328, 45: each, every. See ilka.

ylke, III, 61, 95: same. See ilk.

yll, with grete, III, 26, 90: in much distress.

ymet, III, 85, 72: measured.

ympe tree, I, 216 a: a grafted fruit tree; here, perhaps, apple, see I, 340 a.

ynowe, III, 113, 80: enough.

yo, V, [296] a: you.

yo, V, [296] a: your.

yode, yod, youd, pret. of gang, gae, go, I, 333, 1; II, 138, 12; 265, 9; 483, 7; III, 110, 25: went. good, III, 464, 4. gude, V, [153], 1. See yede.

yolden, III, 282 b: surrendered.

yon, such a blast as yon, III, 4, 7: that.

yonders, III, 187, b 13; 193, b 17; 259, 16, 17; 264, A b, c 17: yonder.

yont, I, 431, 3; II, 82, 51: beyond. lie yond, yont, II, 82, 49; 168, 12; IV, 345, 11; 494, 40: further off.

you, yowe, IV, 195 f., 1, 4, 10, 12, 17; 198, F 6; 206, 1; 261, 20: ewe.

youd, II, 138, 12: went. See yode.

young son, of a babe just born, I, 183 f., 32, 45, 47; II, 89, 35; 91, 30, 33, 35, D 29; 92, 22; 93, 9-12, etc.; called auld son, being the oldest because the only one, I, 184, 3, 8, 9. See auld son, old son.

yowe-bucht. See bucht.

yowre, V, [78] f., 7, 15: our. (But owre twelve times in the same piece, howre six.)

y-slaw, p. p. of slay, III, 28, 140.

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