yet 
Perfumed with sauours of the metalles by him yoten. 
Sir T. EUjot, The Governour, i. 8. 
yet^ (yet), n. [< yef^, r.] A metal pan or boiler. 
See yetling, 2. [Obsolete or provincial.] 
A yete [in the brewhouae] and twoo shovelles iiij<i. 
H. Hall, Society in Elizabethan Age, App., I. 
yet3(yet), H. [African.] A West African volute 
of the genus Cymbium ; a boat-shell. See cut 
under Cymbium. 
Called yet by Adanson, who tells us that the high winds 
sometimes drive shoals of them on shore. 
P. P. Carpenter, Lectures on MoUusca (1861). 
yetapa(yet'a-pa), «. [S. Amer.] 1. A South 
American tyrant-flycatcher of the genus Cybcr- 
netes or Gubcrnetes (which see, with cut), hav- 
ing a deeply forficate tail longer than the body. 
Also called j(;)C)H. — 2. [cap.'] [NL.] A genus 
including these birds. Lesson, 1831. 
yetet, ''• and H. Same as yet'^. 
yetent. A Middle English form of the past 
participle of yct^. 
yetling, yetlm (yet'ling, -lin), «. [< yefi + 
-H«(/i.] 1. Cast-iron. [Scotch.] — 2. A small 
iron pan with a bow-handle and three feet. 
Halliirell. [Prov. Eng.] 
yett (yet), «. Another form of yak'. [Scotch.] 
And whan he came till the castell yett, 
His mither she stood and leant thereat. 
Sir Olii/ and the Elf-Kinr/'n Daughter (Child's Ballads, 
[I. 300). 
But warily tent, when ye come to court me, 
An' come na unless tlie back yett be a-jeu. 
Burns, Whistle an' I'll Come to You. 
ye'Vet, ye'Vent. Middle English forms of give'^, 
fjifcii. 
ye'Wl (yo), «. [Early mod. E. also yetce, yeiu/h, 
eice,eitf/h,ewgh,yowe ; < ME. ew,u,<. AS. m'(inan 
early gloss, iiiu), also c6w = D. ijf= OHG. iioa, 
MHG. iwe, G. cibe = Icel. yr, yew (MHG. and 
Icel. also a bow of yew) ; also, in another form, 
AS. edit = OLG. icli = OHG. Hut, G. dial. (Swiss) 
iche, igc; cf. F. )/, Sp. iva, ML. ivtts, yew (< 
OHG.); Olr. eo (mod. Jr. iiibhar, Gael, iubliar, 
iughar) = W. yio, yioen = Com. hivin = Bret. 
icen, irinen, yew; the Celtic forms being possi- 
bly original.] 1. A tree of the genus Tnx)is, 
the common yew being 
T. buccata of temperate 
Europe and Asia. This 
is a slow-growing and long- 
lived evergi'een of moderate 
height and spreading habit, 
witli a thick irregular trunk 
and dark thick foliage. In 
Europe the yew has long 
been planted in graveyards. 
Thei-e are several dwarf, 
weeping, and variegated va- 
rieties. Tlie golden yew has 
the edge of the leaves in 
spring of a bright-golden 
yellow. The Irish yew 
(var. /astifriata) has erect 
branches, and is more hardy 
than the typical form, which 
will not endure the winter in 
the northern United States. 
The wood of the yew is iieavy, flne-grained, and elastic, 
and was formerly much used for bows, the supply be- 
ing protected by government. It is considered a very 
choice cabinet-wood, the heart being of a fine orange-red 
or deep brown, and the saji-wood white. The leaves of 
the tree are poisonous. 
Tlie sheter eiv, the asp for shaftes pleyne. 
Chaucer, Parliament of Fowls, 1. 180. 
The twigs and leaves of yew, though eaten in a very small 
quantity, are certain death to horses and cows, and that 
in a few minutes. 
Gilbert White, Antiquities of Selborne, v. 
2. The wood of the yew-tree. 
A bow made of the best foreign yetv, six shillings and 
elghtpence. Strutt, Sports and Pastimes, p. 121. 
3. A shooting-bow made of the wood of the 
yew. 
Tulial (with his Yew 
And ready quiver) did a Boar pursue. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du BarLis's Weeks, ii., Tlie Handy-Crafts. 
Wing'd arrows from tlie twanging ^lew. 
GaV, The Fan, i. 
American yew^ specifically, Taxua Canadensis, or, as 
often classified, T. baccata, variety Canadensis, a prostrate 
shnib witli straggling branches, comnion in dark woods; 
ground-bemlriek. There are three other American yew.s, 
for which see short-leafed yew and 7'flxu«. — California 
yew, the short-leafed yew.— Golden yew, Irish yew. 
Sec def. 1, — Japan yew.a tree of the genus Cephalotaxus. 
There is also a true yew m Japan. See rnxris— Mexican 
yew, Taxus '/toimita.— Short-leafed yew, Taxus hreri- 
folia, of Pacific North America, a not abundant tree, at 
its l,est from 50 to 70 feet higli. Its wood is hard, heavy, 
and very flne-grained, suscei)tible of a l)eautiful polish, and 
very durable in contact with the soil ; it is useif for fence- 
posts^ and by the Indians for paddles, ttows, etc. Sargent. 
— StlnMng yew. See sUnk.— Western yew, the short- 
leafed yew. - Yew family, the suiicnicr Taxacem of the 
Coniferse. 
ye'w''^ fyo), ". [Origin obscure.] A jug or jar 
having a handle extending over the mouth. 
Yew ( Taxus bacrnta). 
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yew^ (yo), v. i. [Origin obscure.] To rise as 
scum on brine in boiling ; yaw. 
ye'wen (yO'en), a. [Early mod. E. also eughen; 
< ME. *eKen, < AS. iwen, < iio, yew: see yeipl.] 
Made of yew. 
Or his stifle armes to stretch with Eughen bowe. 
Spenser, Mother Hull. Tale, 1. 747. 
yew-pine (yo'pin), n. The black spruce, Picea 
nigra. See spruce. [West Virginia.] 
yew-tree (yo'tre), ». [< ME. 'eu-tre, wtree, uvtre; 
< yeit'l + tree.'] Same as yew'^, 1. 
In it throve an ancient evergreen, 
A yew-tree. Tennyson, Enoch Arden. 
yex (yeks), r. i. [Also yesk, q. v. ; < ME. gexen, 
gyxen, goxcn, gesken, hiccup, < AS. giscian (= 
MLG. 3!sc/ic«), sob, sigh.] To hiccup. [Obso- 
lete or provincial.] 
He yexeth [var. yoxetk], and he speketh thurgh the nose. 
Chaucer, Reeve's Tale, 1. 231. 
yex (yeks), /;. [< ME. geoxc, goxe, < AS. geocsa, 
gicsa, a sobbing; from the verb.] A hiccup. 
Holland. [Obsolete or provincial.] 
His prayer, a rhapsody of holy hiccoughs, sanctified 
liarkings, illuminated goggles, sighs, sobs, yexes, gasps, 
and groans. 
Character of a Fanatic (RiiT\. Misc., VII. 637), (Nares.) 
yexing (yek'sing), n. [< ME. gyxyngc, goxing, 
< AS. giscung, gicsung, verbal n. of giscian, sob : 
see yex, v.] Same as yex. 
The juyce of the roots [of skirret] helpeth the hicket, 
OT yeozing. Johnson'sGerard, p. 1027. (yares.) 
Singultus — the hickot, or yexing. 
Abr. Flem. Nomenelator, 432 b. (Sares.) 
Yezidi, Yezidee (yez'i-de), n. [< Yesid, their 
reputed founder.] A member of a sect or peo- 
ple dwelling in Mesopotamia, in Asiatic Tur- 
key, allied to the Kurds. They hold beliefs 
derived from Mohammedan and various other 
sources, and are commonly called devil-wor- 
shipers. 
yferelf, "• Same as/eecl. 
Horn com biuore the kinge. 
Mid his twelf yfere. 
King Horn (E. E. T. S.), 1. 4»7. 
yfere^t, f"?t'. Same as «/i?re, «» /ere. See/erei. 
Yggdrasil (ig'dra-sil), n. [Also Ygdrasil, Igdra- 
sil, Igyrdrasill ; Icel. Yggdra Syll (not in Cleas- 
by) ; cf. Yggr, Vggr, a name of Odin (see uq) ; 
syll, sill.] In Scand. myth., the ash-tree ^^h^eh 
binds together heaven, earth, and hell. Its 
branches spread over the whole world and reach above 
the heavens. Its roots run in three directions : one to the 
Asa gods in heaven, one to the Frost-giants, and the third 
to the under-world. Under each root is a fountain of 
wonderf ui virtues. In the tree, which drops Iioney, sit an 
eagle, a sfniirrel, and four stags. At the root lies the ser- 
pent Nithhoggr gnawing it, while the squirrel Ratatoskr 
runs up and down to sow strife between the eagle at the 
top and the serpent at the root Also called Tree of the 
Universe. 
ygot. An obsolete past participle of go. 
The fayrest floure our gyrlond all emong 
Is faded quite, and into dust ygoe. 
Spender, Shep. Cal., Xovember. 
ygravet. A Middle English past participle of 
graved. 
yherdt, a. A Middle English form of haired. 
yholdet. A Middle English form of holdcn, a 
pastparticiple of hold^. 
Yid.Yiddisher (yid, yid'ish-er), w. [< G.jiidisch, 
jiidischer, Jewish.] A Jew. Leland. [Slang. 
Jjondon.] 
Yiddish (yid'ish), a. [< G. jiidiseh, Jewish.] 
Jewish. Athenmum, No. 3:)03, p. 212. [Slang, 
London.] 
yield (yeld), v. [Early mod. E. also yeeld; 
< ME. yclden, geldeu (pret. yald, yolde, pp. 
yolden, golden), < AS. gcldnn, gildan, gyklaii, 
gieldan (pret. geald, pi. guidon, pp. golden), 
give up, pay, yield, restore, = OS. geldan = 
OFries. jelda = T>. gclden = OHG. gel tan, MHG. 
G. gelten = Icel. gjalda = Sw. galla = Dan. 
gjelde, be worth, be of consequence, avail, = 
Goth. *gildan, in corap. fragildan (= AS. for- 
geldan), pay back, vsgildan (= AS. dgcldan), imv 
back. Cf. Lith. galeti, be able, have power ; W. 
galhi, be able. Hence ult. gild'^, guilt^.] I. 
trans. If. To give in pajTnent; pay; repay: 
reward ; requite ; recompense. 
Lord, what may i for that ^ylde the? 
Holy Rood (E. E. T. S.), p. \9f,. 
God yelde the, frend. Chaucer, Troilus, i. 1055. 
Feire lady, with goode will, and gramercy of youre ser- 
uyse; and God graunte me power that I may vow this 
guerdon ycldc. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 227. 
King. How do yon. pretty lady? 
Oph. Well, God 'Ud you! Shak., Hamlet, iv. 5. 41. 
God yield ye, and God thank ye ! 
Fletcher, .Spanish Curate, iv. 5. 
yield 
The good mother hohls me Btill a child I 
Good mother is bad mother unto me ! 
A worse were better ; yet no worse would I. 
Heaven yield her for it. 
Tennymn, Gareth and Lynette. 
2. To give in return, or by way of recompense ; 
produce, as a reward or return for labor per- 
formed, capital invested, or some similar out- 
put. 
Reraemberynpre him that love to wyde yblowe 
Yelt bitter fruyt, though swete sede be sowe. 
Chaucer, Troilua, i. 386. 
When thou tillest the ground, it ehall not henceforth 
yield unto thee her strength. Gen. iv. 12. 
It was never made, sir, 
For threescore pound, I assure you ; 'twill yield thirty. 
The plush, sir, cost three jwund ten shillings a yard. 
B. Jonson, Devil is an Ass, i. 2. 
Stralx) tells ns that the Mines at Carthagena yielded the 
Komana per diem to the value of twenty-five thousand 
Drachms. Arbuth7iot, Ancient Coins, p. 194, 
The only fruit which even much living yields seems to 
be often only some trivial success. 
Thoreau, Letters, p. 19. 
3. To produce generally; bring forth; give 
out; emit; bear; furnish. 
Many things doth Asia yeeld not elsewhere to be had. 
Purcfias, Pilgrimage, p. 51. 
No one Clergie in the whole Christian world yeelds so 
many eminent schollers, learned preachers, grave, holy, 
and acconiplish'd Divines as this Clmrcli of England doth 
at this day. Milton^ On Def. of Himib. Reiuonst. 
Ammoniated alum yields a reddish yellow precipitate. 
(Ire, Diet., III. 365. 
Air-swept lindens i/ield 
Their scent M. Arnold, The Scholar-Gipsy. 
4. To afford; confer; grant: give. 
In hast themperour hendely his gretyng him jeldes, 
and a-non rigttea after askes his name. 
William of Paleme (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2S5. 
Natheless Poliphemus, wood for his blynde visage, yald 
to Ulixes joy by his sorwful teeres. 
Chaucer, Boethius, iv. meter 7. 
Doubtless Burgundy will yield him help. 
And we shall have more wars before 't be long. 
Shak., 3 Hen. VI., iv. 6. 90. 
Where the holy Tiinity did first yelde it-selfe in sensible 
apparition to tlie world. Purchan, Pilgrimage, p. 104. 
And slowly was my mother l>rought 
To yield consent to my desire. 
Tennyson, Miller's Daughter. 
5. To give up, as to a superior power or author- 
ity ; quit possession of. as through compulsion, 
necessity, or duty; relinquish; resign; surren- 
der: often followed by np. 
To selde his loue hane y no myste. 
But loue him hertili therfore. 
Hymns to Virgin, etc. (E. E. T. S.X p. 11. 
The people were so ouersette with their enemies that 
manye of them were as yolden, and tooke partie a^aine 
their owne neighlwm-es. Fabyan, Cbron. (ed. 1559), I. 62. 
The fierce lion will hurt no yielden things, 
Wyatt, To His Lady, Cruel over Her Yielding Lover. 
Generals of armies, when they have finished their work, 
are wont to yield up such commissions as were (riven them 
for that purpose. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, viii. 4. 
My life, 1 do confess, is hers ; 
She gives it ; and let her take it liack ; I m'«2d it 
Fletcher (and another). Sea "Voyage, iv. 2. 
6. To give up or render generally. 
The thef . . . ^elte hym creaunt to Cryst on the croese. 
Piei^ Ploirman (B\ xiL 193. 
If it is bad to i/ield a blind submission to authority, it 
is not less an error to deny to it its reasonable weight. 
Gladst(me, Might of Right, p. 245. 
Life to yields 
To give it up to heal no city's shame 
In hope of gaining; long-enduring fame. 
William Morris, Earthly Paradise, I. 318. 
7. To admit the force, justice, or truth of; 
allow; concede; grant. 
Pensive I yeeld I am, and sad in mind, 
Through great desire of glory and of fame. 
Sj^eii^er, F. Q., II. ix. 38. 
'Tis a grievous case this, I do yield, and yet not to be 
despaired. Burton, Anat of ilel,, p. 651. 
I yield it just said Adam, and submit. 
Milton, P. L., xi. 526. 
Tliis was the fourth man that we lost in this Land 
Journey; for those two men that we left the day before 
did not come to us till we were in the North Seas, so we 
yielded them also for lost. Dampicr, Voyages, I. IT. 
God yield (or 'lid) yoiL Sec Godi, and def. 1 ab<we.— 
To yield (or yield up) the breatlL Same as to yield up 
the ghost. 
O tliou, whose wounds become hard-favonrd death, 
Speak to thy father ere thou yield thy breath .' 
Shak., 1 Hen. VL, iv. 7. 24. 
To yield up the ghost See ghost. = Sjm. 3. To supply, 
render.— 7. To accord. 
II. intrans. 1. To produce: bear: give a re- 
turn for labor: as, the tree ifichh abundantly; 
the minesyieJded better last year. — 2. To give 
way, as to superior physical force, to a con- 
