yehadv.

Brit.

/jɛː/,

/jɛ/, U.S.

/jɛ/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: yeah adv.; yea adv.

Etymology: Partly (in general colloquial use) a variant of yeah adv., and partly (in English regional use) a variant of yea adv.

regional and colloquial.

Yes. Cf. yeah adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [adverb] > expression of assent

yesOE

yeaOE

soa1400

toa1525

very well1529

yus1775

yerse1862

yeah1863

yeh1868

orright1874

yep1883

yup1887

ayuh1894

yairs1896

yayus1900

yip1906

too right1919

quite1924

1868 Our Boys & Girls 25 Jan. 56/2 ‘But you have been in lots of Indian fights, I know.’ ‘Yeh.’

1920 J. Galsworthy Skin Game i. 13 Hillcrist. Did you meet the Jackmans? Dawker. Yeh.

1920 S. Lewis Main St. x. 117 Yeh, I'm probably a yahoo, but by gum I do keep my independence by doing odd jobs.

1934 J. Franklyn This Gutter Life xx. 160 ‘I hope your son will be happy’. ‘Yeh!—I 'opes so lidy.’

1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions i. vi. 206 Yeh, I could write a book.

1966 J. Lennon & P. McCartney in Golden Beatles Bk. 37 She loves you yeh yeh yeh.

1973 Black World Nov. 91 Can you imagine the R&B band funky as they want to be, using a bass figure that kind of remind you of sweetback, yeh sweetback.

2003 J. Connolly Wks. (2004) viii. 303 ‘Yeh OK,’ agreed Paul. ‘Fair do's.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yeh
释义	yehadv. Brit. /jɛː/, /jɛ/, U.S. /jɛ/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: yeah adv.; yea adv. Etymology: Partly (in general colloquial use) a variant of yeah adv., and partly (in English regional use) a variant of yea adv. regional and colloquial. Yes. Cf. yeah adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [adverb] > expression of assent yesOE yeaOE soa1400 toa1525 very well1529 yus1775 yerse1862 yeah1863 yeh1868 orright1874 yep1883 yup1887 ayuh1894 yairs1896 yayus1900 yip1906 too right1919 quite1924 1868 Our Boys & Girls 25 Jan. 56/2 ‘But you have been in lots of Indian fights, I know.’ ‘Yeh.’ 1920 J. Galsworthy Skin Game i. 13 Hillcrist. Did you meet the Jackmans? Dawker. Yeh. 1920 S. Lewis Main St. x. 117 Yeh, I'm probably a yahoo, but by gum I do keep my independence by doing odd jobs. 1934 J. Franklyn This Gutter Life xx. 160 ‘I hope your son will be happy’. ‘Yeh!—I 'opes so lidy.’ 1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions i. vi. 206 Yeh, I could write a book. 1966 J. Lennon & P. McCartney in Golden Beatles Bk. 37 She loves you yeh yeh yeh. 1973 Black World Nov. 91 Can you imagine the R&B band funky as they want to be, using a bass figure that kind of remind you of sweetback, yeh sweetback. 2003 J. Connolly Wks. (2004) viii. 303 ‘Yeh OK,’ agreed Paul. ‘Fair do's.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1868
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