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yan en · NUM · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/jɛn/ /jæn/ (Southern-England) audio Etymology 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".
Meanings
(Cumbria, Northumbria) One.
Deriveds
yance · yence
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yan en · NUM · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/jɛn/ /jæn/ (Southern-England) audio Etymology From Brythonic numerals, with influence from Old English ān or modern Northern English yan or Northern English yen.
Meanings
(Cumbria) One in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.
Deriveds
yan-a-bumfit · yan-a-dick
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yan en · DET · etymology 3
Pronunciation
/jɛn/ /jæn/ (Southern-England) audio Meanings
(Appalachia) Synonym of yonder
Synonyms
yonder
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