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▪ I. yate, n.|jeɪt|
Also yeit.
[Native name.]
Either of two species of gum-tree, Eucalyptus cornuta and E. occidentalis (flat-topped yate), of south-western Australia, yielding a tough wood; also the wood itself.
1880Von Mueller Select Extra-trop. Plants 110. 1884 Miller Plant-n., Yate-tree, or Yeit-tree, Eucalyptus cornuta. 1907Westm. Gaz. 20 Nov. 12/1 The extraordinary properties of yate, believed to be the strongest of all known woods.
▪ II. † yate, v. Obs.
Forms: 2 ᵹeatan, ᵹætan, ᵹetan, ietan, (Orm.) ȝatenn, 3–4 ȝette, ȝet, 4 ȝete, yete, north. ȝiate, 4–5 north. ȝate, yate, 5 ȝote. pa. tense 2 ᵹeatte, ᵹætte, ᵹeotte, iætte, iette, 2–3 ȝatte, 3 ȝet(te, 4 yatt(e, ȝat(e, yeitt; 3 ȝet(t)ed(e. pa. pple. 2 (Orm.) ȝatedd, 3 iȝetted.
[late OE. ᵹéatan (Peterborough Chron.), f. ᵹéa yea, app. after ON. játa, also játta to assent, acknowledge, confess, promise, grant (cf. OHG. gijâzan, MHG. jâzen to assent); for the formation cf. ON. neita nait v.2 to refuse.
The northern form ȝate is directly from or influenced by ON. The west-midland present ȝette is prob. due to the pa. tense ȝette.]
1. trans. To grant, bestow, concede. Also absol.
a1122O.E. Chron. (Laud MS.) an. 656 Ic Uitalianus papa ᵹeate þe Wulhfere cyning & Deusdedit ærcebiscop & Saxulf abbod ealle þe þing þe ᵹe ᵹearnon. Ibid. 675 Ic ᵹæte þæs ilce curs..Ic Adrianus legat hit iete. Ibid. 1066 Se æðeling hit him ᵹeatte þa bliþolice. c1200Ormin 154 Godd Allwældennd hafeþþ herrd & ȝatedd tine beness. c1205Lay. 10994, & al ich þe ȝette Swa þu hit ȝirnest. Ibid. 14267 Þe king him ȝette swa Hengest hit wolde. a1225Ancr. R. 230 Ȝif þu driuest us heonene, do us iðeos swin her, & he ȝettede ham. a1225Leg. Kath. 2402 He ȝettede hire & ȝef bliðeliche leaue. a1300Cursor M. 8414 And curtaisli, wit-vten hone, He yatte hir freli al hir bone. Ibid. 22413 Fourti dais he sal tham yate Þat fallen ar ute of þair state..Þat þai mai þam wit penance bete. 13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 776 ‘Now bone hostel’, coþe þe burne, ‘I be-seche yow ȝette!’ c1440Promp. Parv. 201 God ȝate (K. Godȝote, H. Goodȝoth, P. Godwolde), utinam.
2. To acknowledge, confess.
c1200Ormin 9819 Ne wolldenn þeȝȝ nohht cnawenn Ne ȝatenn þatt teȝȝ wærenn ohht Sinnfulle onn aniȝ wise. a1300Cursor M. 26946 Þou he yeitt [Fairf. ȝeted] his wickedhede It moght him to no merci lede. Ibid. 27428 A man him cums al for to scriue..And yetes..Þat he es fallen in miskenyng.
3. To provide, give, offer.
13..E.E. Allit. P. A. 558 Frende no wrang I wyl þe ȝete. a1420Cursor M. 29047 (Cotton Galba) Als oure lord crist at þe last Gat vs ensaumple forto fast.
1788Voc. Forth & Bargie in Trans. R. Irish Acad. II. 34 Yate, give.
Hence † yating (ȝettung) vbl. n., granting, consent.
a1225Ancr. R. 204 On is ful wil uorte don þet fulðe, mid skilles ȝettunge.
▪ III. yate
var. gate n.1, yet. |