yate
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of yate
from a native Australian language
Example Sentences
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And when they came to kyng Adlands halle, Before the goodlye yate, Ther they found good kyng Adland,35 Rearing himselfe theratt.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
There’s never a Scot shall set thee free; Before ye cross my castle yate, I vow ye shall take farewell o’ me.”
From Border Raids and Reivers by Robert Borland
This accounts for the original name, which Dugdale tells us was Derry-yate-end: derry, low; yate, gate; end, extremity of the parish; with which it perfectly agrees.
From An History of Birmingham (1783) by William Hutton
What hast i' th' t'other hand? heaven yate keyes.
From Notes and Queries, Number 217, December 24, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
Before ye cross my castle yate, I trow ye shall take fareweel o' me.
From Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy by Andrew Lang
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