Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
yed
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To speak; sing.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To magnify greatly in narration; exaggerate a tale; fib.

British usage; Intransitive verb

verb

To contend; wrangle.

British usage; Intransitive verb

noun

A saying.

Archaic

noun

A falsehood; leasing.

British usage

verb

To burrow underground, as a rabbit or mole; also said of miners.

British usage

verb

To be associated with a place or locality.

British usage

noun

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

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

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, reckoning, reason”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: yedden, ġieddian, yed, ġiedd, erthen, erden

Usage

Inflected Forms

yeds (present, singular) yedding (participle, present) yedded (participle, past) yedded (past) yedd (alternative) yeds (plural) yerd (alternative) eard (alternative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does yed mean?
To speak; sing.
Where does yed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce yed

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