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Yed

noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A saying. archaic
  2. 2
    A burrow; a hole made by an animal in the ground. UK, dialectal
  3. 3
    A self-reference to the editor of a periodical; a substitution for the editor's name or signature. dated, slang

    "Fandom is a wonderful thing. We used to live in Florida ten years ago. Across the street lived a lad two years older than yed who had the most wonderful collection of comic books...all of a stf nature. At the ripe old age of eight yed was swept to Georgia and the lad with the comics was never heard from. Since entering fandom we thought much of him and wondered if he were not a slan. This morning we learned that he is a member of NFFF and TFSC. Naturally we got a letter off to him."

  4. 4
    A falsehood; leasing. UK, dialectal
Verb
  1. 1
    To speak; sing. archaic, intransitive
  2. 2
    To burrow underground, as a rabbit or mole; also said of miners. UK, dialectal
  3. 3
    To magnify greatly in narration; exaggerate a tale; fib. UK, dialectal, intransitive
  4. 4
    To be associated with a place or locality. UK, dialectal
  5. 5
    To contend; wrangle. UK, dialectal, intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English ȝedden, ȝeddien, from Old English ġieddian (“to speak formally, discuss, speak with alliteration, recite, sing”), from ġiedd (“song, poem, saying, proverb, riddle, speech, story, tale, narrative, account, reckoning, reason”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English ȝed, from Old English ġiedd (“song, poem, saying, proverb, riddle, speech, story, tale, narrative, account, reckoning, reason”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English eorþien (“to bury, dig”), from eorþe (“earth”). Influenced or conflated with Middle English eardien (“to dwell, inhabit”), from Old English eardian (“to live, dwell, be inhabitant, occupy”). More at earth.

Etymology 4

From Middle English eorþien (“to bury, dig”), from eorþe (“earth”). Influenced or conflated with Middle English eardien (“to dwell, inhabit”), from Old English eardian (“to live, dwell, be inhabitant, occupy”). More at earth.

Etymology 5

Blend of your + editor.

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