WRIGGLES, 8. Sand eels. Norf. WRIGHT, 8. (A.-S.) A workman, especially in wood; a carpenter. WRIGHTRY, 8. A wright's busi

ness.

WRIMPLE, v. (1) To crumple.
(2) To card wool.
WRINE, (1) v. To cover over.

(2) s. A wrinkle. Somerset. WRINCH, 8. A contrivance of a piece of cord put through a hole in a staff, by means of which it is twisted sharply upon the nose or ear of a horse, to keep it quiet during an operation.

WRING, (1) 8. A cider-press. Wringhouse, the house where cider is made.

(2) v. To trouble. Dorset. WRINGER, S. An oppressor; an extortioner.

WRINGLE, (1) 8. A wrinkle.
(2) v. To crack.
WRINGLE-STRAWS, s. Long grass.
WRIT, 8. A writing.

WRITH, S. The stalk of a plant. WRITHE, (1) v. To turn; to twist. (2) s. Anger.

(3) s.

West.

The band of a faggot.

A twisted

(4) v. To cover up. (5) adj. Worthy. WRITH-HURDLE, 8. hurdle. WRITHLED, adj. Withered. WRITING-LARK, 8. The yellowhammer, so called from the marks on its egg. Camb. & Herts. WRITING-TABLE, s. A table-book. WRIVE, v. To rub. WRIZZLED, adj. Wrinkled.

WRO, S. (4.-S.) A corner.

I have a pott of galons foure
Standyng in a wro.

MS. Ashmole, 61, xv cent.

WROBBLE, v. To wrap up. Heref. WROCKLED, part.p.Wrinkled. Suss.

WROGGE, 8.

The wrecche binethe nothing ne vind, Bote cold water, and hounger him bind; To colde gistninge he was i-bede, Wroggen haveth his dou i-knede.

Reliq. Antiq., ii, 277.

WROKE, pret. t. of wreke. Avenged. WRONG, (1) adj. Crooked. (2) 8. A large bough. Suff. WRONGOUS, adj. Wrong. WROTE, v. To grub up the ground. WROTH, adj. Angry. Wrothely, angrily.

WROTHERHELE, s. Ill condition.
WROUGHTE, pret. t. of werke.
Made.

WROX, V. To begin to decay. Warw.
WRUCKE, v. To throw up.
WRY, v. (1) To turn aside.

(2) To rake up a fire. East. (3) To cover close. Norf. WUDDER, v. To roar sullenly. WUDDLE, v. To cut. North. WULE, v. To cry. Suss. WULLARD, 8. An owl. Shropsh. WULLOW, S. The alder. Shropsh. WUNSOME, adj. (1) Smart; trimly dressed; lively. North.

(2) Twisted; ill-natured. Lane. WURT, S. The canker-worm. WUSBARD, S. A bad fellow. Berks. WUSK, S. A sudden gust. Notts. WUSSET, 8. A scarecrow. Wiltsh. WYAH, adv. Yes. North. WY-DRAUGHT, s. A drain. WYE, s. (A.-S.) A man. WYLIE-CAAT, 8. A flannel vest. North.

WYLT, pret. t. Escaped. Gaw. WYMYNGHEDE, 8. Womanhood.

William de Shoreham. WYRWYNE, v. To suffocate.

WYVERE, S. (A.-S.) A serpent. WYZLES, S. Stalks of potatoes, turnips, &c. Lanc.

YAFF,

YAFFLE,

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v. To bark. North.

YAFFLE, (1) v. To take by stealth.
(2) s. An armful. Cornw.
(3) v. To eat. (Cant.)

(4) s. The woodpecker. Var. d.
YAINE, v. To halloo. Gaw.
YAITS, S. Oats. Cumb.
YAKE, v. To force. Yorksh.
YAL, S. The whole.
YALE, (1) v. To cry. Suff.
(2) pret. t. Yelled.

(3) s. A small quantity. Norf.
YALOWE, adj. Yellow. zalow-souzt,
YALU, the jaundice. MS. 15th
3ALYE, cent.
YALT, pret. t. Yielded.

YAM, v. To eat heartily. North.
YAMMER, v. (1) To lament; to
sorrow. zamyrly, lamentably.
Gawayne.

(2) To desire eagerly. Lanc.
(3) To grumble. North.
To scold. Leic.
YAMMET, S. An emmet. West.
YAN, adj. One. North.
YANE, (1) v. To yawn.

(2) s. The breath. North.
YANGLE, (1) v. To wrangle.

(2) v. To tether a horse, by
fastening a fore leg and a hind leg
together. Norf.

(3) s. A yoke for an animal.
YANK, V. To squeal, as a child in
pain. Leic.

YANKS, 8. Leggings worn by agri-

cultural labourers.

YANSEL, 8. One's self. North.
YANTEL. See Yenlet.

YAP, (1) v. To yelp.

(2) 8. A small dog; a cur.
(3) adv. Ready; apt. North.
YAPE, v. To gossip. Suss.
YAPPY, adj. Irritable. North.
YAR, (1) adj. Sour.

(2) adj. Aghast. Suss.
(3) v. To snarl. Linc.
(4) s. The earth. Craven.
YARD, S. The garden of a cottage
or other small house. East.
YARE, (1) adj. (4.-S.) Ready.
(2) adj. Quick; nimble.

(3) adj. Covetous; greedy. North.
(4) adj. Brackish. North.
(5) s. A fold behind a house.
(6) s. A fish-lock.
YARELY, adv. Adroitly.
YARK, (1) v. To strike. North.
(2) s. A stroke; a jerk.
(3) v. To kick.

(4) v. To take away. Somers.
(5) v. To prepare. North.
(6) adj. Shrewd.

enough." Shropsh.

"He's yark

YARKE, v. To make ready.
YARME, (1) v. To scream.

zarme,

The fende bygane to crye and
Bot he myghte do hym nankyn harme.
MS. 15th cent.

(2) s. A diagreeable noise. Linc.
(3) v. To scold. East.
YARMOUTH-CAPON, s. A red-her-
ring.

YARNE, v. To yearn after.
YAR-NUT, S. The pig-nut. Linc.
YARREL, 8. A weed. Suff.
YARRINGLE, 8. A wooden im-
YARWINGLE, plement formerly
in use among housewives for
winding yarn into clews or balls.
YARRISH, adj. Having a rough or
tart taste. See Yar.
YARROWAY, S. Yarrow. Norf.
YARUM, S. Milk. (Cant.)

YARY, adj. Sharp; stirring. Kent.

YAWL, 8. A vessel carrying some

times from 15 to 20 men, used by the beachmen on the coast of Norfolk to carry anchors to vessels in distress.

YAWLE, v. To howl. See Wawl.

Most men love money now as well as at other times; the jingling of which is more harmonious in the ears of most folks, than the roring of lions, the howling of wolves, the braying of asses, the hissing of serpents, the barking of dogs, the screaming of owls, the yawling of cats, the croaking of ravens, the screeking of peacocks, the shouting of ninnies, or the laughing of fools.-Poor Robin, 1764.

YAWN, v. To howl. Craven.

YAWNEY, }s. A fool. Linc.

YAWNUPS,

YAWNEY-BOX, s. A donkey. Derb.
YAWNISH, adj. Gapish. Kent.
YAWSE, S. A Yorkshire boys' game.
YCHAN, 8. (A.-S.) Each one.
YCHELE, 8. An icicle.
YDOLASTRE, s. An idolater.

YE, (1) adv. (A.-S.) Yea.

(2) s. An eye.

YEAN, v. To throw. Devon. YEAND-BY-TO, adv. Before noon. Lanc.

YEAPIN, v. To hiccough. North. YEAR-DAY, 8. An anniversary. YEARDED, part. p. Buried. YEARDLY, adv. Very. North. YEARLING, S. A beast one year old. YEARN, v. To vex.

YEARNE, v. To give tongue, a term applied to hounds.

YEARNING, S. The liquor of the
rennet, used in producing curds.
North.
YEARNSTFUL, adj. Earnest. Lanc.
YEASELY, adv. Feebly.

Which two persuasions though they be
in very dede lyes, as I trust in God to
shew them, yet though they were true
did but yeasely prove your intention.
Latimer.

YEASING, 8. The eaves of a house.
Lanc.
YEATHER, S. A flexible twig used
for binding hedges. North. See
Ether and Edder.

YEAVELING, S. Evening. Exm.
YEAVY, adj. Wet and moist. Exm.
YED, S. A way where one collier
only can work at a time.
YEDDINGES,

s. Tales; romances.

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3EDDINGES, YEDDLE, v. To earn. Chesh. See Addle.

YEDE, pret. t. (A.-S.) Went.
3EDERLY, adv. Promptly. Gaw.
YEEKE, S. The itch. Yorksh.
3EEME, v. To give suck to.
YEENDER, 8. (Perhaps a corruption
of undern.) The forenoon. North.
YEEPE, adj. (A.-S.) Alert.
YEEPSON. See Yaspin.
YEERY, adj. Angry. North.
YEEVIL, S. A dungfork. West.
YEF, 8. A gift.

YEFTE, S. (4.-S.) A gift.
YEGE, s. A wedge.

3EGE, v. (1) To go; to jog on.

This mon hereth me nout, thah ich to him

YELD, 8. Eld; age.

YELDE, v. (4.-S.) To yield.
YELDER, adv. Better; rather. North.
YELDROCK, 8. The yellow-hammer.
North.

YELE-HOUSE, 8. A brewing-house.
YELF, 8. A dungfork. Chesh.
YELK, (1) 8. A yolk.

(2) v. To knead clay with straw
or stubble, to prepare it for
dauber's work. Norf.

YELL, adj. Barren; giving no milk. YELLOT, 8. The jaundice. Heref. YELLOW-BOTTLE, s. The corn marigold. Kent.

YELLOW-BOYS, 8. Guineas.

I'll bring you some yellow-boys, you jade you, as soon as I have receiv'd 'em, shall I? Boyle, As you find it, 1703. YELLOW-CRANE, 8. The lesser

spearwort, ranunculus flammula. Northampt.

YELLOW-HOMBER, S. The chaffinch. West.

YELLOWNESS, 8. Jealousy. YELLOW-NOB, 8. The yellow-hammer. Leic.

YELLOWS, 8. (1) The jaundice. (2) Jealousy.

(3) A disorder in horses. (4) Dyers' weed. Midl. C. YELLOW-SLIPPERS, 8. Very young calves.

YELLOW-TAIL. s. A sort of earthworm. Topsell. YELLOW-YOWLEY, YELLOW-YOWRING, mer. North.

YELM,

8. The yellow - ham

(1) 8. A portion of straw, HELM, as much as can be conveniently carried under the arm. Norf.

(2) v. To lay straw in convenient quantities for the thatcher. Ib. YELPE, v. (A.-S.) To boast; to 3ELPE, brag. 3elpyng, pomp, ostentation, bragging. YELPER, 8. (1) A whelp.

(2) One who makes a shouting or cry in the manner of a dog.

YELPINGALE, 8. The woodpecker. Berksh.

YELTE, (1) pres. t. Yieldeth.

(2) 8. A young sow. North. YEMAN, 8. (A.-S.) A feudal retainer of a rank next below a squire; a person of middling rank.

YEME, (1) v. (A.-S.) To guide, or govern; to take care of.

Ant to Moyses, the holy whyt,
The hevede the lawe to zeme ryht;
Ant to mony other holy mon,—
Mo then ich telle con.

Harrowing of Hell, p. 15.

(2) s. Care; attention. (3) 8. (4.-S.) An uncle. YEMMELL, 8. Aftermath. Glouc. YEN, s. pl. (A.-S.) Eyes. YENE, v. (1) To yawn.

(2) To give birth to, said of sheep.

Tonitrus solitariis ovibus abortus inferunt: thunder doth make sheepe beinge alone to yene before their tyme. Elyot's Dict. 1559.

(3) To lay an egg. (4) To give up to. (5) (A.-S.) To enter into. YENLET,

YENTLET,

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8. An inlet.

YENNED, pret. t. Threw. Devon.
YEO, 8. An ewe. Exm.

YEOMATH, 8. Aftermath. Wiltsh.
YEONE, v. To yawn.

YEOVE, v. To give. The word is employed in leases even at the present day.

YEOVERY, adj. Hungry. Northumb. YEP, adj. Prompt.

YEPPY, v. To chirp like birds. West. YEPSINTLE, 8. Two handfuls. Lanc. YERD,

ERD, 8. (1) A fox-earth. Cumb.

(2) A rod. (3) Mentula.

In a mannus zerde ther ben dyverse grevaunces; to myche stondyng, that is clepid satiriasis. Medical MS. 15th cent. YERE, 8. (4.-S.) A year.

Squyre, I have non other cause,
I suere the by Seynt Eustase!
Fore alle the gerne that I may spynne,
To spend at ale he thinkes no synne!
MS. Ashmole, 61.

(6) s. A heron. Chesh.

YERNFUL, adj. Melancholy.

But, oh musicke, as in joyfull tunes, thy mery notes I did borrow,

So now lend mee thy yernfull tunes, to utter my sorrow.

Damon & Pith., O. Pl., i, 195.

YERNIN, 8. Rennet. Yorksh.

YERNING, 8. Activity.

YERRED, pret. t. Swore. Devon. YERRING, adj.

Noisy; yelling.

YERRIWIG, S. An earwig. West.
YER-WHILE, adv. Formerly.

The birds that chaunted it yer-while
Ere they heard of Corin's guile.

England's Helicon, 1614.

YERYN, 8. Iron. "A longe bare of yeryn alonge the chymny." MS. inventory, 16th cent.

YES, 8. An earthworm. Dorset.
YESK. See Yex.

YEST, 8. (A.-S. gest.) Froth. Yesty, frothy, frivolous.

Knowledge with him is idle, if it strain Above the compass of his yesty brain. Drayton, Moonc., p. 485.

YESTE, 8. A gest, or history. YESTMUS, 8. A handful. Lanc. YESTREEN, S. Last night. North. YETE, (1) v. To get.

(2) s. A gate. North. See Yat. 3ETE, v. (1) To eat.

(2) (A.S. geotan.) To cast metal. Pr. P.

YETH-HOUNDS, 8. Headless dogs,| pretended to be the spirits of

game.

YEWKING, adj. Puny.
YEWLY, adv.

Thence to Worton, being lighted
I was solemnly invited

By a captain's wife most yewly,
Though, I think, she never knew me.

YEWTHOR, 8. A bad smell.

YEX, v. (4.-S.) To hiccough. Yex, yexing, the hiccough.

YFERE, adv. Together.
YI, adv. Yea. Derb.

YIELD, adj. Barren, applied to
cows. North.
YIFFE, v. To give.
YILDE, 8. (1) Tribute.

(2) (4.-S.) Patience.
YILP, v. To chirp. North.
YILT, S. A female pig. Beds. See
Yelte.