The Broad Scots Dictionary

Y

Yad - "an old mare, a worn-out horse"
Yearlings - "born in the same year, coevals"
Yearn - "earn; an eagle, an osprey"
Yerk - "to lash, to jerk"
Yerkit - "jerked, lashed"
Yestreen - "yesternight"
Yett - "a gate, such as is usually at the entrance into a farmyard or field"
Yill - "ale"
Yin - "lively"
Yird - "earth"
Yokin' - "yoking; a bout"
Yont - "beyond"
Yoursel - "yourself"
Yowe - "a ewe"
Yowie - "diminutive of yowe"
Yule - "Christmas"

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