Chapter 1915

Yex , n. [AS. geocsa a sobbing, hiccough. Cf. Yex , v. i. ] A hiccough. [Written also yox , and yux .] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "The excessive yex ."

Holland.

Yezdegerdian <Xpage=1675>

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 on the 16th of June, a. d. 632. The era is still used by the Parsees .

Yezdi <Xpage=1675>

Yez"di (?) , n. Same as Izedi.

Taylor.

Yezidee, Yezidi <Xpage=1675>

Yez"i*dee (?) , Yez"i*di (?) , n. Same as Izedi.

Yfere <Xpage=1675>

Y*fere" (?) , adv. Together. See Ifere . [Obs.]

As friends do when they be met yfere . Chaucer.

Ygdrasyl <Xpage=1675>

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

Yghe <Xpage=1675>

Y"ghe (?) , n. Eye. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Ygo <Xpage=1675>

Y*go" (?) , obs. p. p. of Go . Gone.

Chaucer.

Yground <Xpage=1675>

Y*ground" (?) , obs. p. p. of Grind .

Chaucer.

Yholde <Xpage=1675>

Y*hold"e (?) , obs. p. p. of Hold .

Chaucer.

Yield <Xpage=1675>

Yield (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Yielded ; obs. p. p. Yold (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Yielding .] [OE. yelden , \'f4elden , \'f4ilden , AS. gieldan , gildan , to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda , OS. geldan , D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten , OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g\'84lla to be worth, g\'84lda to pay, Goth. gildan in fra gildan , us gildan . Cf. 1st Geld , Guild .]

1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent .

To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. Chaucer.

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength. Gen. iv. 12.

2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. "Vines yield nectar."

Milton.

[He] makes milch kine yield blood. Shak.

The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. Job xxiv. 5.

3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.

And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown. Shak.

Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame. Milton.

4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.

I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. Milton.

5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage .

6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more, And the gods yield you for 't. Shak.

God yield thee, and God thank ye. Beau. & Fl.

To yield the breath , the ghost , &or; the life , to die; to expire; -- often followed by up .

One calmly yields his willing breath . Keble.

Yield <Xpage=1675>

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 .

3. To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded .

Will ye relent, And yield to mercy while 't is offered you? Shak.

4. To give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they will yield to us in nothing .

Nay tell me first, in what more happy fields The thistle springs, to which the lily yields ? Pope.

Yield <Xpage=1675>

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

Bacon.

Yieldable <Xpage=1675>

Yield"a*ble (?) , a. Disposed to yield or comply. [R.] -- Yield"a*ble*ness , n. [R.]

Bp. Hall.

Yieldance <Xpage=1675>

Yield"ance (?) , n. 1. The act of producing; yield; as, the yieldance of the earth . [R.]

Bp. Hall.

2. The act of yielding; concession. [R.]

South.

Yielder <Xpage=1675>

Yield"er (?) , n. One who yields.

Shak.

Yielding <Xpage=1675>

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 which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned and reserved.

Burrill.

Syn. -- Obsequious; attentive. -- Yielding , Obsequious , Attentive . In many cases a man may be attentive or yielding in a high degree without any sacrifice of his dignity; but he who is obsequious seeks to gain favor by excessive and mean compliances for some selfish end.

-- Yield"ing*ly , adv. -- Yield"ing*ness , n.

Yieldless <Xpage=1675>

Yield"less , a. Without yielding; unyielding. [Obs.]

Yift <Xpage=1675>

Yift (?) , n. Gift. [Obs.] "Great yiftes ."

Chaucer.

Yin <Xpage=1675>

Yin (?) , n. A Chinese weight of 2<frac23/ pounds.

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Yis <Xpage=1676>

Yis (?) , adv. Yes. [Obs.]

" Yis , sir," quod he, " yis , host." Chaucer.

Yit <Xpage=1676>

Yit (?) , conj. Yet. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Yite <Xpage=1676>

Yite (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The European yellow-hammer.

Yive <Xpage=1676>

Yive (?) , v. t. & i. To give. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

-yl <Xpage=1676>

-yl (?) . [Gr. <?/ wood, material.] (Chem.) A suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical radicals; as in eth yl , carbon yl , hydrox yl , etc.

&hand; -yl was first used in 1832 by Liebig and W\'94hler in naming benzoyl , in the sense of stuff , or fundamental material , then in 1834 by Dumas and Peligot in naming methyl , in the sense of wood . After this -yl was generally used as in benzoyl , in the sense of stuff , characteristic ground , fundamental material .

Yie <Xpage=1676>

Yie (?) , n. Isle. [Obs.] "The barren yle ."

Chaucer.

Y level <Xpage=1676>

Y" lev`el (?) . (Surv.) See under Y , n.

Yliche, Ylike <Xpage=1676>

Y*liche" (?) , Y*like" (?) , a. & adv. Like; alike. [Obs.] "All . . . yliche good."

Chaucer.

Yllanraton <Xpage=1676>

Yl`lan*ra*ton" (?) , n. [From the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The agouara.

Ymaked <Xpage=1676>

Y*mak"ed (?) , obs. p. p. of Make . Made.

Ymel <Xpage=1676>

Y*mel" (?) , prep. [OE. ymel , imelle , of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. &imac; milli , &imac; millum (properly, in the middle, fr. <?/ in + mi<?/il , me<?/al , middle, akin to E. middle ), Dan. imellem , Sw. emellan . See In , and Middle .] Among. [Obs.] " Ymel them all."

Chaucer.

Ynambu <Xpage=1676>

Y*nam"bu (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A South American tinamou ( Rhynchotus rufescens ); -- called also perdiz grande , and rufous tinamou . See Illust . of Tinamou .

Ynough, Ynow <Xpage=1676>

Y*nough" (?) , Y*now" (?) , a. [See Enough .] Enough. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Yockel <Xpage=1676>

Yock"el (?) , n. [Cf. Yokel .] (Zo\'94l.) The yaffle.

Yode <Xpage=1676>

Yode (?) , obs. imp. of Go. [OE. yode , yede , <?/ede , <?/eode , eode , AS. e\'a2de , used as the imp. of g\'ben to go; akin to Goth. iddja I, he, went, L. ire to go, Gr. <?/, Skr. i , y\'be . <?/<?/<?/. Cf. Issue .] Went; walked; proceeded. [Written also yede .] See Yede .

Quer [whether] they rade [rode] or yoke . Cursor Mundi.

Then into Cornhill anon I yode . Lydgate.

Yodel, Yodle <Xpage=1676>

Yo"del (?) , Yo"dle (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Yodeled , Yodled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Yodeling , Yodling .] [G. jodeln .] To sing in a manner common among the Swiss and Tyrolese mountaineers, by suddenly changing from the head voice, or falsetto, to the chest voice, and the contrary; to warble.

Yodel, Yodle <Xpage=1676>

Yo"del , Yo"dle , n. A song sung by yodeling, as by the Swiss mountaineers.

Yodler <Xpage=1676>

Yo"dler (?) , n. One who yodels.

Yoga <Xpage=1676>

Yo"ga (?) , n. [Skr. y\'d3ga union.] A species of asceticism among the Hindoos, which consists in a complete abstraction from all worldly objects, by which the votary expects to obtain union with the universal spirit, and to acquire superhuman faculties.

Yogi <Xpage=1676>

Yo"gi (?) , n. [Skr. y\'d3gin .] A follower of the yoga philosophy; an ascetic. [Spelt also yokin .]

Whitworth.

Yoicks <Xpage=1676>

Yo"icks (?) , interj. (Hunting) A cry of encouragement to foxhounds.

Yoit <Xpage=1676>

Yoit (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The European yellow-hammer. [Prov. Eng.]

Yojan <Xpage=1676>

Yo"jan (?) , n. [Skr. y<?/jana .] A measure of distance, varying from four to ten miles, but usually about five. [India] [Written also yojana .]

Yoke <Xpage=1676>

Yoke (?) , n. [OE. yok , <?/oc , AS. geoc ; akin to D. juk , OHG. joh , G. joch , Icel. & Sw. ok , Dan. aag , Goth. juk , Lith. jungas , Russ. igo , L. jugum , Gr. <?/, Skr. yuga , and to L. jungere to join, Gr. <?/, Skr. yui . <?/<?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/. Cf. Join , Jougs , Joust , Jugular , Subjugate , Syzycy , Yuga , Zeugma .]

1. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

A yearling bullock to thy name shall smoke, Untamed, unconscious of the galling yoke . Pope.

&hand; The modern yoke for oxen is usually a piece of timber hollowed, or made curving, near each end, and laid on the necks of the oxen, being secured in place by two bows, one inclosing each neck, and fastened through the timber. In some countries the yoke consists of a flat piece of wood fastened to the foreheads of the oxen by thongs about the horns.

2. A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape. Specifically: (a) A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke . (b) A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence. (c) A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust . of Bell . (d) A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships. (e) (Mach.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts. (f) (Arch.) A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain. (g) (Dressmaking) A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.

3. Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.

Boweth your neck under that blissful yoke . . . Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock. Chaucer.

This yoke of marriage from us both remove. Dryden.

4. A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.

Our country sinks beneath the yoke . Shak.

My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matt. xi. 30.

5. Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.

I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them. Luke xiv. 19.

6. The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen. [Obs.]

Gardner.

7. A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes , that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon . [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

Neck yoke , Pig yoke . See under Neck , and Pig . -- Yoke elm (Bot.) , the European hornbeam ( Carpinus Betulus ), a small tree with tough white wood, often used for making yokes for cattle.

Yoke <Xpage=1676>

Yoke (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Yoked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Yoking .]

1. To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen .

2. To couple; to join with another. "Be ye not unequally yoked with unbelievers."

2 Cor. vi. 14.

Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb. Shak.

3. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.

Then were they yoked with garrisons. Milton.

The words and promises that yoke The conqueror are quickly broke. Hudibras.

Yoke <Xpage=1676>

Yoke , v. i. To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.

We 'll yoke together, like a double shadow. Shak.

Yokeage <Xpage=1676>

Yoke"age (?) , n. See Rokeage . [Local, U. S.]

Yokefellow <Xpage=1676>

Yoke"fel`low (?) , n. [ Yoke + fellow .] An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage.

Phil. iv. 3.

The two languages [English and French] became yokefellows in a still more intimate manner. Earle.

Those who have most distinguished themselves by railing at the sex, very often choose one of the most worthless for a companion and yokefellow . Addison.

Yokel <Xpage=1676>

Yo"kel (?) , n. [Perhaps from an AS. word akin to E. gawk .] A country bumpkin. [Eng.]

Dickens.

Yokelet <Xpage=1676>

Yoke"let (?) , n. A small farm; -- so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it. [Prov. Eng.]

Yokemate <Xpage=1676>

Yoke"mate` (?) , n. Same as Yokefellow .

Yoke-toed <Xpage=1676>

Yoke"-toed` (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers.

Yold <Xpage=1676>

Yold (?) , obs. p. p. of Yield . Yielded.

Spenser.

Yolden <Xpage=1676>

Yold"en (?) , obs. p. p. of Yield . Yielded.

Yolk <Xpage=1676>

Yolk (?; 277) , n. [OE. yolke , yelke , \'f4olke , \'f4elke , AS. geoloca , geoleca , fr. geolu yellow. See Yellow .] [Written also yelk .]

1. The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus.

2. (Zo\'94l.) An oily secretion which naturally covers the wool of sheep.

Yolk cord (Zo\'94l.) , a slender cord or duct which connects the yolk glands with the egg chambers in certain insects, as in the aphids. -- Yolk gland (Zo\'94l.) , a special organ which secretes the yolk of the eggs in many turbellarians, and in some other invertebrates. See Illust . of Hermaphrodite in Appendix. -- Yolk sack (Anat.) , the umbilical vesicle. See under Unbilical .

Yoll <Xpage=1676>

Yoll (?) , v. i. To yell. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Yon <Xpage=1676>

Yon (?) , a. [OE. yon , <?/on , AS. geon ; akin to G. jener , OHG. jen<?/r , Icel. enn , inn ; cf. Goth. jains . <?/<?/<?/<?/. Cf. Beyond , Yond , Yonder .] At a distance, but within view; yonder. [Poetic]

Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. Milton.

Though fast yon shower be fleeting. Keble.

Yon <Xpage=1676>

Yon , adv. Yonder. [Obs. or Poetic]

But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing. Milton.

Yoncopin <Xpage=1676>

Yon"co*pin (?) , n. [Perhaps corrupted from Illinois micoupena , Chippewa makopin , the American lotus.] (Bot.) A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus ( Nelumbo lutea ).

Yond <Xpage=1676>

Yond (?) , a. [Cf. AS. anda , onda , anger, andian to be angry.] Furious; mad; angry; fierce. [Obs.] "Then wexeth wood and yond ."

Spenser.

Yond <Xpage=1676>

Yond , adv. & a. [OE. yond , \'f4ond , \'f4eond , through, beyond, over, AS. geond , adv. & prep.; cf. Goth. jaind thither. &root;188. See Yon , a. ] Yonder. [Obs.] " Yond in the garden."

Chaucer.

Yonder <Xpage=1676>

Yon"der (?) , adv. [OE. yonder , \'f4onder ; cf. OD. ginder , Goth. jaindr<?/ there. <?/<?/<?/<?/. See Yond , adv. ] At a distance, but within view.

Yonder are two apple women scolding. Arbuthnot.

Yonder <Xpage=1676>

Yon"der , a. Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there; yon. "Yon flowery arbors, yonder alleys green." Milton . " Yonder sea of light." Keble .

Yonder men are too many for an embassage. Bacon.

Yoni <Xpage=1676>

Yo"ni (?) , n. [Skr. y<?/ni .] (Hindoo Myth.) The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped. Cf. Lingam .

Yonker <Xpage=1676>