"yett" meaning in Scots

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Noun

Forms: yetts [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English yet, alternative form of gate, from Old English ġeat, from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|yet|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English yet, {{inh+|sco|enm|yet}} Inherited from Middle English yet, {{inh|sco|ang|ġeat}} Old English ġeat, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*gat}} Proto-West Germanic *gat, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*gatą}} Proto-Germanic *gatą Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|yetts|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} yett (plural yetts), {{sco-noun}} yett (plural yetts)
  1. gate
    Sense id: en-yett-sco-noun-yXThe45z Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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