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

YHEMSEL, s. Custody.
V. [Yemsel].

YHIS, adv. Yes.
Barbour.

A. S. gese, gise, gyse, immo, etiam.

YHUDE, pret. Went.
V. [Yede].

YHULL, s. Christmas.
V. [Yule].

YHUMAN, YUMAN, YOMAN, YEOMAN, s.
1. A person of inferior station; as, a husbandman or farmer.
Reg. Maj.

Teut. ghe-meyn, A. S. geman, communis, vulgaris.

2. It seems to signify a farmer's servant.
Barbour.
3. A peasant or inhabitant of the country employed as a foot-soldier.
Barb.
4. A soldier on horseback.
Wallace.

Yhumanry, s. The peasantry armed as foot soldiers.
Barbour.

YIE, term (printed Zie).
V. [Ye].