English word origin

Etymology of yed

From Middle English yedden, from Old English ġieddian (“to speak formally, discuss, speak with alliteration, recite, sing”), from ġiedd (“song, poem, saying, proverb, riddle, speech, story, tale, narrative, account, reck

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

verb

To speak; sing. · To magnify greatly in narration; exaggerate a tale; fib. · To contend; wrangle.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inherited-form mentionyeddenenm
Inherited-form mentionġieddianang

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A saying. · A falsehood; leasing.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English yed, from Old English ġiedd (“song, poem, saying, proverb, riddle, speech, story, tale, narrative, account, reckoning, reason”).

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗

verb

To burrow underground, as a rabbit or mole; also said of miners. · To be associated with a place or locality.

noun

A burrow; a hole made by an animal in the ground.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English erthen (“to bury, dig”), from erthe (“earth”). Influenced or conflated with Middle English erden (“to dwell, inhabit”), from Old English eardian (“to live, dwell, be inhabitant, occupy”). More at earth.

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Source etymology 4

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noun

A self-reference to the editor of a periodical; a substitution for the editor's name or signature.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Blend of your + editor.

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