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

A. S. geocsa, singultus; Germ. gax-en, gix-en, singultire.

Yeisk, Yesk, s. A single affection of hiccup, S. eesk, S. B.

YELD, YEALD, YELL, EILD, adj.
1. Barren, S.; yell, eill, Border. A. Bor. yell.
Montgomerie.
2. A cow, although with calf, is said to gang yeld, when her milk dries up, S. B.
A yeld nurse, a dry nurse.
Stat. Acc.
3. Denoting cattle or sheep that are too young to bear, Dumfr.
4. Applied metaph. to broth without meat.
Kelly.

Isl. gelld, gall, infaecundus, effaetus; Dan. gald, Su. G. gall, id. galko, vacca sterilis.

YELDRING, YELDRIN, s. A yellow-hammer, S. tautologically yellow-yeldrin, also yellow-yite.
Sibbald.

A. S. geole, yellow, and ring; perh. from the yellow ring, which at least partly adorns the neck of this bird.

To YELL, v. n. To roll, a term applied to a ship. Yawl, E.
Mellvill's MS.

YELLY, YEALTOU, used as an interj. expressive of surprise, S. B.
Yelly, yea will ye? yealtou, yea wilt thou?
Shirrefs.

To YELLOCH, v. n. To scream, to shriek, S. B. Fife.
Gl. Shirr.

Yelloch, Yellough, s. A yell, S.
Cleland.