Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To bring forth young; yean. See yean.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • verb To bring forth, as young; to yean.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive, obsolete To bring forth young; yean.

Etymologies

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From Middle English enen, from Old English ēanian ("to yean, bring forth young, bring forth lambs"), from Proto-Germanic *aunōnan (“to bring forth lambs”).

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Examples

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  • For the first time I can remember, the capitalisation in The God Engines was screwed up, the two main characters appearing as "ean tephe" and "croj andso" rather than "Ean Tephe" and "Croj Andso" and the first letters of sentences often appearing in lower case too.

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  • Mr. Fletcher says JD Wetherspoon, which runs 790 pubs across the U.K., has a board that places a premium on restroom standards; employees check to make sure bathrooms are cl ean every half an hour.

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  • HO/Societe Generale Societe Generale Private Banking has appointed Benedikt P.A. Maissen as managing director and head of A.ean region, effective March 22, 2010.

    Societe Generale Hires Asean Director Emily Veach 2010

  • I used to be a Clinton fan (Bill and Hillary), but they have shown their true colors during this primary they ean thier race like a G. O.P member.

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  • HO/Societe Generale Societe Generale Private Banking has appointed Benedikt P.A. Maissen as managing director and head of A.ean region, effective March 22, 2010.

    Societe Generale Hires Asean Director Emily Veach 2010

  • On the wider point, permitting people to ean a lot of money is not the same as worshipping them for doing so, just as not all activities that are legal are necessarily moral.

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  • HO/Societe Generale Societe Generale Private Banking has appointed Benedikt P.A. Maissen as managing director and head of A.ean region, effective March 22, 2010.

    Societe Generale Hires Asean Director Emily Veach 2010

  • Speaking of which, you have that sort of Muzzlehatch-ean glint in your eyes Jeff…

    Evil Monkey Cares Not 2010

  • But when S ean appeared in court a few days later with his parents and agreed to obey the curfews, Corriero released him.

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