yed
To magnify greatly in narrationTo magnify greatly in narration; exaggerate a tale; fib.
Meaning
5 senses(UK, dialectal, intransitive)To magnify greatly in narration; exaggerate a tale; fib.
(UK, dialectal, intransitive)To contend; wrangle.
(UK, dialectal)To burrow underground, as a rabbit or mole; also said of miners.
(UK, dialectal)To be associated with a place or locality.
(archaic, intransitive)To speak; sing.
Origin
From Middle English yedden, from Old English ġieddian (“to speak formally, discuss, speakFrom Middle English yedden, 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”).
From Middle English erthen (“to bury, dig”), from erthe (“earth”). Influenced or conflated with Middle English erden (“to dwell, inhabit”), from Old English eardian (“to live, dwell, be inhabitant, occupy”). More at earth.
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Forms
yeds, yedding, yedded, yeddedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle