yean
[ yeen ]
verb (used without object)
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
Origin of yean
11375–1425; late Middle English yenen, probably continuing Old English *geēanian to bring forth young, equivalent to ge-y- + ēanian to yean, akin to Latin agnus,Greek ámnos lamb
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How to use yean in a sentence
The Van yean waterworks, sixteen miles away, supply water to the town.
Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water | Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) VincentThank heaven, I haven't had a woman in the house these seven yean; so all's snug.
Three Courses and a Dessert | AnonymousLong afterwards the navvies employed in the construction of the Yan yean aqueduct received one pound sterling per day.
Nevermore | Rolf Boldrewood
British Dictionary definitions for yean
yean
/ (jiːn) /
verb
(of a sheep or goat) to give birth to (offspring)
Origin of yean
1Old English geēanian; related to Dutch oonen to bring forth young, Latin agnus lamb; see ewe
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