"yo" meaning in Middle English

See yo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|altform=1}} yo
  1. (Late Middle English, Leicestershire) alternative form of yow Tags: Late-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: yow
    Sense id: en-yo-enm-pron-gh40xBQL Categories (other): Late Middle English, Leicestershire Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|altform=1}} yo
  1. alternative form of heo (“she”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heo (extra: she)
    Sense id: en-yo-enm-pron-HpnEXaNk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for yo meaning in Middle English (1.2kB)

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