† yeawordn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yea adv., word n.

Etymology: < yea adv. + word n. Compare nayword n.¹In sense 2 after Dutch jawoord statement of consent, especially in law (1588; now only with reference to a partner consenting to marriage (1625)); compare (with the same senses) Middle Low German jāwōrt, Middle High German jāwort (German Jawort, now only with reference to a partner consenting to marriage (17th cent.)).

Obsolete. rare.

1. A positive term; a term which does not contain a negation. Cf. nayword n.¹ 1.

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [noun] > use of affirmative > affirmative word or form

affirmationa1425

affirmativec1450

yeaword1573

1573 R. Lever Arte of Reason i. xii. 54 Denying termes are taken, both for the yeaword, which affirmeth: and also for the nayword, which denyeth: as a man, no man: a stone, no stone.

2. An affirmative answer to a proposal of marriage. Cf. nayword n.¹ 2.

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the mind > language > statement > assent > [noun] > word or expression of assent

yeac1390

yes1533

placet1589

amen1609

yeaword1810

1810 J. M. van Harlingen tr. J. Vanderkemp Christian entirely Prop. Christ 164 Faith is like the yeaword [Du. jawoordt] of a maid, who hath been persuaded and consents willingly to her marriage.

a1861 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. (1864) III. 82 Nor did any bashfulness, real or conventional, delay her yea-word.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	yeaword
释义	† yeawordn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yea adv., word n. Etymology: < yea adv. + word n. Compare nayword n.¹In sense 2 after Dutch jawoord statement of consent, especially in law (1588; now only with reference to a partner consenting to marriage (1625)); compare (with the same senses) Middle Low German jāwōrt, Middle High German jāwort (German Jawort, now only with reference to a partner consenting to marriage (17th cent.)). Obsolete. rare. 1. A positive term; a term which does not contain a negation. Cf. nayword n.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [noun] > use of affirmative > affirmative word or form affirmationa1425 affirmativec1450 yeaword1573 1573 R. Lever Arte of Reason i. xii. 54 Denying termes are taken, both for the yeaword, which affirmeth: and also for the nayword, which denyeth: as a man, no man: a stone, no stone. 2. An affirmative answer to a proposal of marriage. Cf. nayword n.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [noun] > word or expression of assent yeac1390 yes1533 placet1589 amen1609 yeaword1810 1810 J. M. van Harlingen tr. J. Vanderkemp Christian entirely Prop. Christ 164 Faith is like the yeaword [Du. jawoordt] of a maid, who hath been persuaded and consents willingly to her marriage. a1861 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. (1864) III. 82 Nor did any bashfulness, real or conventional, delay her yea-word. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1573
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