An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Yamer, Yawmer, s. A cry, a yell.
Dunbar.

Yamering, s. A continued whining, S.

To YAMPH, YAMF, v. n. To bark, S.
Ramsay.

Isl. gamb-r, gannitus; gamb-ra, gannire.

YAPE, YAP, YAIP, adj.
1. Having a keen appetite for food, S.
Ross.
2. Eager, having an earnest desire for any thing, S.
Henrysone.
3. Forward, S. B.
Skinner.

Isl. gypa, vorax, from gap-a, hiare.

To Yape, v. n. To be hungry.
Ramsay.
Yaply, adv. Keenly, with a sharp appetite, S.
Ross.

YARD, YAIRD, s. A garden; properly of pot-herbs; also called a kail-yard, S.
Douglas.

A. S. geard, Su. G. gaerd, Belg. gaarde, sepes, area clausa.

YARE, YHAR, YORE, adj. Ready, alert, in a state of preparation, S. B. O. E.
Barbour.