Middle English Dictionary Entry
yel n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | yel n.(1) Also yelle, ȝel(le. |
| Etymology | From yellen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. iyel n.
1.
(a) A cry uttered by yelling; also, a loud clamor, outcry, noise;
(b) a loud bellow, roar; also, an animal’s cry of pain.
Associated quotations
a
- c1300 Body & S.(5) (LdMisc 108)p.61 : Wȝan it kam to þat wikke won, Þe fendes kasten suwilk a ȝel [vr. yelle]…þe gost…kaste a cri.
- c1440(a1400) Awntyrs Arth.(Thrn)86 : Thare come a lowe one the loughe…And glyddis to dame gaynoure…Ȝollande ȝamyrly, withe many lowde ȝelle.
- a1475 Sidrak & B.(Lnsd 793)2574 : Þere comeþ aȝenst him…A companye of deuels of helle Wiþ greet crye and greet ȝelle.
b
- c1440(a1400) Eglam.(Thrn)411 : Þe bare he gaffe his dedis wounde…Þe bare he herde gyff ȝellis.
- a1500(?a1400) Torrent (Chet 8009)1487 : He herd in a valey A dynnyng and a yell…It were two dragons…Vppon theyre lay they sat and song.