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Webster 1913 Edition


Yean

Yean

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Yeaned
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Yeaning
.]
[AS.
eánian
, or
geeánian
; perhaps akin to E.
ewe
, or perhaps to L.
agnus
, Gr. [GREEK]. Cf.
Ean
.]
To bring forth young, as a goat or a sheep; to ean.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Yean

YEAN

,
Verb.
I.
To bring forth young, as a goat or sheep; to lamb. [Obsolete or local.]

Definition 2024


yean

yean

English

Verb

yean (third-person singular simple present yeans, present participle yeaning, simple past and past participle yeaned)

  1. (transitive, archaic, of goats or sheep) To give birth to.

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:yean.

References

  1. 1 2 Etymology in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
  2. Etymology in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary

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