yeld

American  

[yeld] / yɛld /

adjective

Scot. and North England.

1. barren; sterile.

2. (of a cow) not giving milk, from being in calf or from age.

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yeld British  

/ jɛld /

adjective

1. (of an animal) barren or too young to bear young

2. (of a cow) not yielding milk

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Etymology

Origin of yeld

before 1100; Middle English; Old English gelde barren; cognate with German Gelt; akin to geld ¹

Example Sentences

Here from a rushy patch sprang three yeld hinds from almost underfoot, and splashed off through the shallows, their russet coats gleaming in the morning sunlight.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.

‘Yea, Lord, so mut I thee, God yeld you all̴ this good!’

From Torrent of Portyngale by Unknown

Now then, gentle, my frendes, and countrey men, Turne your eyes, and bend your myndes to that doctrine, which for our present purpose, my simple talent is hable to yeld you.

From The Mathematicall Praeface to Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara by Dee, John

I yeld to law and thy approved valour.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

This Boemian knight was also not very rich, hauing onely a Castle, wyth certain reuenues thervnto, which was scarce able to yeld vnto him any great maintenance of liuing.

From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by Painter, William