yett
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of yett
Scots form of gate 1
Example Sentences
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I ... doe most humbly throwe myselfe at your Ma'ties feet," he said, "in a dutifull thankfullness to your Majestie, that you yett think me worthy of your Royall Commands.
From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
Rab in pursuit wi’ a’ his might Fell lengthways at the yett, The groans he gied were as the fa’, For Rab was heavy wecht.
From Splores of a Halloween, Twenty Years Ago by Dick, Alexander
Forth came dame Guénever; To the mantle shee her hied; 35 The ladye shee was newfangle, But yett shee was affrayd.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
No sooner, however, had she passed the yett, than, on seeing the armed company without, she stood still like a statue, and, uttering a shrill cry, fainted away, and fell to the ground.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John
As unknowen, and yet knowen; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yett not kiled.
From Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts by Bradford, William
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