Meaning
2 senses(Cumbria, Northumbria)One.
(Cumbria)One in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.
Examples
11 sentencesMy name is Yanni, not Yan.
Yanni wanted to be called Yan.
My name isn't Yan; it's Yanni.
Yanni is known to friends and family as Yan.
Meanwhile, Jiang Qin distracted Jiang Feng's older brother Yan Daxia.
Origin
Along with ane and yen, a Cumbrian and Northumbrian form of one, from the Old English ān.Along with ane and yen, a Cumbrian and Northumbrian form of one, from the Old English ān. An example is "yan, twee, tree, fower" for "one, two, three, four".
From Brythonic numerals, with influence from Old English ān or modern Northern English yan or Northern English yen.
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