Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
yede . - noun A dialectal form of
head .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete Properly, a variant of the defective imperfect
yode , but sometimes mistaken for a present. See the Note underyede .
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- noun dialect
head
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Examples
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I've had my yead under the pump from four o'clock till past sunset, and wettin 'my yead is a thing I dursn't do.
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The nycht constrayned him to remane whare he was, and so yead [227] to bed; but raise without rest or qwyet sleape.
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In Scotland, that somer, was nothing but myrth; for all yead [515] with the preastis eavin at thare awin pleasur.
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"Naa I like to year thee say that," said Abe, "because I believe it was the Lord that put it into my yead, for I niver thowt abaat such a thing till I were telling Him my troubles just naa, and then it came to me all in a moment, like as if someone spake to me, and I says, I'll goa."
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"There," he said, playfully pretending to be vexed, "I'll fetch thee na moor coils on my yead, so thaa needn't expect it."
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The Capitane replyed, "That he had power to command and to compell thame to go whare he yead."
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She has promised to stop sucking her thumb if she can go to Miss Camilla and 'learn to yead 'bout picters,' as she say.
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An 'A'll talk thy silly yead off an' all if tha doan't get sharp to tellin 'me what tha wants after in my
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An 'it tak's brass to keep a decent' ouse over your yead.
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A'd carry thee easy -- "Strong in th 'arm and weak in th' yead."
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