"yough" meaning in Middle English

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      "ᛇ",
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      "yowe",
      "yowe#Middle_English"
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      "ewe",
      "ewe#Middle_English"
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      "youthe",
      "youthe#Middle_English"
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      "ȝeoȝoþe",
      "ȝeoȝoþe#Middle_English"
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      "de novo",
      "de novo#English"
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      "form": "ȝoch",
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      "form": "ȝoche",
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      "form": "ȝogh",
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      "form": "ȝouȝ",
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      "form": "ȝouh",
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      "form": "ȝok",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "ȝoux",
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      "ēoh",
      "eoh#Old_English"
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      "ᛇ",
      "ᛇ"
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      "Akzentumsprung",
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      "yowe",
      "yowe#Middle_English"
    ],
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      "ewe",
      "ewe#Middle_English"
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      "youthe",
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      "ȝeoȝoþe",
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