THE VOCABULARY OF ROBERT BURNS

Burns A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Notes

Y
yaff.to bark.
yard.a garden.
yaud.an old horse.
yearlings.coevals; born in the same year.
yell.dry; not giving milk.
yerd or yird.earth.
yerk.to lash; to jerk.
yerket or yerkit.jerked; lashed.
ye'se.ye shall.
yestreen.yesternight.
yett.gate.
yeuk.itch.
yeuks.itches.
yeukie.itchy.
yill.ale.
yird.earth.
yokin'.yoking; a bout of work: a set to.
yon.yonder.
yon time.yondertime.
yont or ayont.beyond.
yoursel'.yourself.
yowe.a ewe.
yowes.ewes.
yowie.diminutive of yowe.
Yule.Christmas.


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