YEATHER, a flexible twig used for binding hedges.
YEBBLE, able." As long as w'ar yebble.”

YEBLINS, YEABLesea, Yebblesee, perhaps. See ABLINS.
YELL, ale. Sax. eale.-YELL-HOUSE, an ale-house.-YELL-
WIFE, the lady of mine host," a hostess in her own
right.

YELLOW-YOWLEY, YOLD-RING, the yellow bunting. Emberiza citrinella.-Linnæus. A vulgar prejudice exists in Scotland against this bird. V. Jam. yeldring.

YELP, to cry out in a loud manner; as it were like a dog.— YELPING, shouting.

YEARTH, YEORTH, a common pronunciation of earth.

YERNING, rennet.

Germ. gerinnen, to coagulate.

A plant

used in North Tindale to curdle milk for cheese is called yerning grass. See KESLIP.

YET, YETE, YAT, a gate. Both Chaucer and Spenser use

yate.-YET-STOOP, a gate post.

YETLING, a small pan or boiler. So called, I suppose, from being made of cast metal. V. Jam. yetland.

YEUK, v. to itch. Dut. jeuken.-YEUK, s. a cutaneous disease -jocosely denominated the plague of Scotland. YISSERDAY, yesterday.-YISSERNEET, yesternight.

YOR, your.-YOR-SELL, yourself.

You, YowE, a ewe. Sex. eowe, ovis fœmina.
YOUL, YOWL, to cry, to howl. Isl. gola, ululare.

YOUNGSTER, a novitiate in any thing.

Dut. uijer.

YOUTH, in the sense of vigorous age. "He's a fine old youth.”
YURE, the udder of a cow.
YULE, YULL, the festival of Christmas-the winter solstice of
the Northern nations. V. Ihre, jul.-Jam. yule-and
Brand's Pop. Antiq. vol. i. p. 364.

YULE-CLOG, or YULL-CLOG, a large block or log of wood laid on the fire on Christmas Eve; and, if possible, kept burning all the following day, or longer. A portion of the old clog of the preceding year is sometimes saved to light up the new block at the next Christmas, and to preserve the family from harm in the mean time. Many, otherwise sensible, persons, though ashamed to admit their belief in these ridiculous notions, would be uncomfortable, did they entirely neglect them.

Come bring, with a noise,

My merrie, merrie boys,

The Christmas Log to the firing;

While my good Dame she

Bids ye all be free,

And drink to your heart's desiring.

Herrick, Ceremonies for Christmasse.

Part must be kept wherewith to teend,
The Christmas Log next yeare;
And where 'tis safely kept, the Fiend

Can do no mischiefe (there).

Herrick, Ceremonies for Candlemasse Day. YULE-DOUGH, or YULL-DOO, a little image of paste, studded with currants; baked for children at Christmas; intended originally, perhaps, for a figure of the Child Jesus, with the Virgin Mary. V. Ihre, julbrod-and Brand's Pop. Antiq. vol. i. p. 410.

THE END.

ERRATA.

P. 2, line 6 from bottom, for adlean read adlian.
P. 8, line 2 from bottom, for Allum read Alum.

P. 34, line 9, for two read too.

P. 64, bottom line, for eelr read ælr.

P. 67, line 9 from bottom, for footseps read footsteps.

P. 71, line 11, for Spencer read Spenser.

P. 88, line 2 from bottom, for opprobious read opprobrious.

P. 100, line 10 from bottom, for woman read women.

P. 159, line 12, for anowse read nowse.

P. 170, line 9 from bottom, for alliterate read alliterative.

P. 175, line 14, for teize read teaze.

P. 176, line 2 from bottom, for toise read noise.

P. 185, line 13, for substitue read substitute.

P. 220, line 4 from bottom, after tuam insert empty.

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