An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 994
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 994
Isl. _jarp-ur_, black, dark-coloured, seems to be the root.
YARR, _s._ Spurrey; a weed found in poor land, S.
YARRING, _adj._ Snarling, captious, troublesome.
V. ~Yirr~.
_Gl. Shirr._
_To_ YARROW, _v. a._ To earn, to gain by industry, S. B.
A. S. _gearw-ian_, to prepare; Su. G. _garfw-a_, _gora_, id.
YAAVE, _s._ Awe, Banffs.
YAVIL, _adj._ Flat, Aberd.
V. ~Auale~, ~Awail~, and ~Awalt~.
_Journ. Lond._
YAUD. _Far yaud_, the signal made by a shepherd to his dog, when he is to drive away some sheep at a distance.
_Minstr. Bord._
A. S. _eode_, ivit, from _gan_, ire; or from _gath_, accede.
_To_ YAUL, _v. n._ To yell.
V. ~Yalloch~.
_Sir Gawan._
YAULD, _adj._ Alert, &c.
V. ~Yald~.
_To_ YAUP, _v. n._
1. To yelp, S.
2. Denoting the incessant crying of birds, S. A.
_Gl. Sibb._
Teut. _galp-en_, gannire instar vulpis.
YAWS, _s. pl._ Apparently the disorder called _Syphilis_; also _Sivvens_, Orkn. Galloway.
YAXE, _s._ An axe, Buchan.
YE, YIE, (corr. printed _zei_.)
This seems to have originated from an imitation of the liquid sound used in Fr., in consequence of _g_ preceding _n_; or, where this was not the case, in consequence of the S. noun following the form of the verb which retained the sound of the Fr. infinitive or participle; as, _en-chainer_, _en-chaine_; whence S. _chenyie_.
YEABLES, _adv._ Perhaps, Loth. Border; _yeablesea_, A. Bor.
V. ~Able~.
YEALD, _adj._ Barren.
V. ~Yeld~.
_To_ YED, _v. n._ To contend, to wrangle, Loth. Isl. _odd-a_, _ydd-a_, excerto.
_Ramsay._
~Yed~, _s._ Strife, contention, Loth.
_Ramsay._
~Yealings~.
V. ~Yieldins~.
YEDDLE, _adj._ Thick, muddy; applied to water, Loth.
V. ~Adill~.
YEDE, YEID, YHED, YHUDE, YOWDE, _pret. v._ Went. _Yede_ is still used in Ang., _gaid_, S.