YEAN

Etymology

Verb

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

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

Anagrams

• Enya, ayen

Source: Wiktionary


Yean, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Yeaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Yeaning.] Etym: [AS. eƔnian, or geeƔnian; perhaps akin to E. ewe, or perhaps to L. agnus, Gr. Ean.]

Definition: To bring forth young, as a goat or a sheep; to ean. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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