yow

[ you ]

/ yaʊ /

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interjection, noun

(an exclamation or shout of pain, dismay, etc.)

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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Origin of yow

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

It is obvious that the right final word is distresse, to be preceded by yow or your; of which I prefer yow.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Yow folks come here asking all manner of questions, and then you gan and write bowks about us.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
Consider fyrst the length that yow will haue the other sides to containe, and to that length open your compasse, and C.ij.
The Path-Way to Knowledg|Robert Record
"Yow did, bor, yow did; them wor yower vaery words," acquiesced Mr. Backlos.
The Shrieking Pit|Arthur J. Rees

You moind the day me and Billy Backlog come and towld yow about us seein' that chap on th' edge of yon wood that night?
The Shrieking Pit|Arthur J. Rees