Yean

Origin

From Middle English *yenen, *ȝenen, eanen, from Old English *ġeēanian, ēanian ("to yean, bring forth young (usually lambs), bring forth as a ewe") (for the prefixed form, compare Old English ġeēane ("yeaning")), from Proto-Germanic *gaaunōną, *aunōną ("to yean, lamb"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnos ("lamb"). Cognate with Scots yean ("to yean"), West Frisian eandsje, inje ("to yean"), Dutch onen ("to yean"), Swedish dialectal öna ("to yean"). Akin also to Latin agnus

Etymology in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

, Greek ἀμνός

Etymology in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary

, Old Irish úan ("lamb"), and to ewe

. See also ean.

Full definition of yean

Verb

1. (transitive, obsolete, of goats or sheep) To give birth to.

Anagrams

• ayen
• Enya