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Yell
Definitions
- 1 dry (of cow) Ulster, not-comparable
- 1 The second-largest island in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.
- 2 An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States, named after Archibald Yell.
- 3 A surname.
- 1 A shout.
- 2 a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition wordnet
- 3 A phrase to be shouted.
"After the dinner a general reception was held in the spacious parlors of the hotel during which the occasion was very much enlivened with the old college songs and old college yells, which transported us all in mind and feelings[…]"
- 4 a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate) wordnet
- 1 To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement. intransitive
- 2 utter or declare in a very loud voice wordnet
- 3 To convey by shouting. transitive
"He yelled directions to the party from the car."
- 4 utter a sudden loud cry wordnet
- 5 To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner. informal, usually
"If I come home late again, my dad is gonna yell at me."
Etymology
From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).
From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).
Borrowed from Scots yeld (“ceasing to give milk”).
The name of the Shetland Island is from Pictish, cognate with Welsh iâl (“pastureland”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *yalom (“clearing”).
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