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ˈyealing Sc.
Also 8 eeldin, 9 yeildin, yeelin', eelin.
[? For *even eilding, one of even eild (eld n.) or equal age with another. Cf. evineld, evin eild = contemporary in Douglas æn. iii. xii. 42.]
A contemporary in age. Also attrib.
1728Ramsay Phœnix and Owl vi, You, a Species by your sell, Near Eeldins with the Sun your God. 1787Burns Brigs of Ayr 150 My dear-remember'd, ancient yealings. 1804Couper Macguldrochiana i. xvi, His bonny, various, yeelin' frien's. 1808Jamieson, Yeildins, Yealings. |