Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Yew

Yew (ū), v. i. See Yaw.

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Yew (2)

Yew, n. [OE. ew, AS. eów, īw, eoh; akin to D. ijf, OHG. īwa, īha, G. eibe, Icel. ȳr; cf. Ir. iubhar, Gael. iubhar, iughar, W. yw, ywen, Lith. jëva the black alder tree.]1. (Bot....

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Yew (3)

Yew (ū), a. Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.

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Yewen

Yew″en (?), a. Made of yew; as, yewen bows.

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Yex

Yex (?), v. i. [OE. ”exen, yesken, AS. giscian to sob.] To hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.]He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. Chaucer.

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Yex (2)

Yex, n. [AS. geocsa a sobbing, hiccough. Cf. Yex, v. i.] A hiccough. [Written also yox, and yux.] “The excessive yex.” Holland.

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Yezdegerdian

Yez′de‐ger″di‐an (?; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Yezdegerd, the last Sassanian monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans; as, the Yezdegerdian era, which began o...

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Yezdi

Yez″di (yĕz″dē), n. Same as Izedi. Tylor.

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Yezidee

{ Yez″i‐dee (?), Yez″i‐di (?) }, n. Same as Izedi.

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Yfere

Y‐fere″ (?), adv. Together. See Ifere.As friends do when they be met yfere. Chaucer.

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Ygdrasyl

Yg″dra‐syl (?), n.(Scand. Myth.) See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

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Yghe

Y″ghe (?), n. Eye. Chaucer.

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Ygo

Y‐go″ (?), obs.p. p. of Go. Gone. Chaucer.

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Yground

Y‐ground″ (?), obs.p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.

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Yholde

Y‐hold″e (?), obs.p. p. of Hold. Chaucer.

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Yid

Yid (?), n. [See Yiddish.] A Jew. “Almost any young Yid who goes out from among her people.” John Corbin.

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Yiddish

Yid″dish (?), n. [G. jüdisch, prop., Jewish, fr. Jude Jew. See Jew, Jewish.] A language used by German and other Jews, being a Middle German dialect developed under Hebrew and S...

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Yiddisher

Yid″dish‐er (?), n. [See Yiddish.] A Yid.

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Yield

Yield (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Yielded; obs. p. p.Yold (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Yielding.] [OE. yelden, ”elden, ”ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; a...

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Yield (2)

Yield, v. i. 1. To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.He saw the fainting Grecians yield. Dryden.2. To comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request...

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Yield (3)

Yield (?), n. Amount yielded; product; — applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation. “A goodly yield of fruit doth bring.” Bacon.

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Yieldable

Yield″a‐ble (?), a. Disposed to yield or comply. — Yield″a‐ble‐ness, n.Bp. Hall.

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Yieldance

Yield″ance (?), n. 1. The act of producing; yield; as, the yieldance of the earth. Bp. Hall.2. The act of yielding; concession. South.

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Yielder

Yield″er (?), n. One who yields. Shak.

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Yielding

Yield″ing, a. Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper.Yielding and paying(Law), the initial words of that clause in leases in ...

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Yieldless

Yield″less, a. Without yielding; unyielding.

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Yift

Yift (?), n. Gift. “Great yiftes.” Chaucer.