yie

Iu Mien

Pronoun

yie 

  1. I
  2. me

Middle English

Pronoun

yie

  1. (chiefly Northern) Alternative form of ye (you)

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English yiven, from Old English ġiefan. Doublet of gee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jiː/, /jiːv/
  • Homophones: ye, yee

Verb

yie (simple past ya)

  1. to give
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 13, page 90:
      Y'oure w' thee crookeen, an yie mee thee hoane.
      Give over your crossness, and give me your hand.

Derived terms

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 90
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