Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ye'd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: ye'd
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Contraction of ye + had.

Archaic; Informal

contraction

Contraction of ye + would.

Archaic; Informal

Example Sentences

"Isn't that my baby you're carryin', and wasn't I the best lover ye'd ever met?"
"“Ye'd beat me?” She was suddenly breathless. “Really, Bertie? Ye'd beat me?”"
"If ye bring ye'er wife f'r to see th'game, an' she has her name in th'paper, that counts ye wan. So th'first thing ye do is to find th'raypoorter, an' tell him ye're there. Thin ye ordher a bottle iv brown pop, an' have ye'er second fan ye with a towel. Afither this ye'd dhress, an' here ye've got to be dam particklar or ye'll be stuck f'r th' dhrinks."

Usage

Rhymes With

a friend in need is a friend indeed he'd co-feed thneed anasheed cofeed disimpede atheed ithede itheed ythede ytheed

Questions

What does ye'd mean?: Contraction of ye + had.

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