yett
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of yett
Scots form of gate 1
Example Sentences
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Whan they cam to Glenlyon castle, They lighted at the yett; And out they cam, his three sisters, Their brother for to greet.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
He would have climbed the highest trees as though he had been speeling owre a common yett, and swung himsel by the heels frae their topmost branches.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 by John Mackay Wilson
They would cleanse ye Land of Witchcrafts, and yett also prevent ye shedding of Innocent Blood, whereof some are so apprehensive of Hazard.
From Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply by Charles Wentworth Upham
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 Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
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 Alexander Dick
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