yan
Etymology 1
Along with (m) and yen, a Northumbrian form of one, from the (etyl) . An example is "yan, twee, tree" for "one, two, three".
Numeral
(head)
(cardinal, North East England, dialect) one
Derived terms
* yance or yence
References
* {{reference-book
, last = Griffiths
, first = Bill
, title = A Dictionary of North East Dialect
, origyear = 2004
, publisher = Northumbria University Press
, id = ISBN 1-904794-16-5
, pages = 191
}}
* {{reference-book
, last = Leith
, first = Dick
, title = A Social History of English
, origyear = 1997
, publisher = Routledge
, id = ISBN 0415097975, 9780415097970
, pages = 45
}}
Etymology 2
From (etyl) numerals, with influence from Old English or modern Northern English yan or yen.
Numeral
(head)
(cardinal, North West England, dialect) one in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.
(Yan Tan Tethera)
Derived terms
* yan-a-dick
* yan-a-bumfit
See also
*
References
* {{reference-book
, last = Wright
, first = Peter
, title = Cumbrian Chat
, origyear = 1995
, publisher = Dalesman Publishing Company
, id = ISBN 185-568-092-0
, pages = 7
}}
* {{reference-book
, last = Deakin
, first = Michael A.B.
, editor = Leigh-Lancaster, David
, title = The Name of the Number
, origyear = 2007
, url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sSGPsbUdzuMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Name+of+the+Number&client=firefox-a&sig=rltANTWrl82R7Ho4mEv0PivE698
, accessdate = 2008-05-17
, publisher = Australian Council for Educational Research
, id = ISBN 0864317573
, pages = 75
}}
* {{reference-book
, last = Varvogli
, first = Aliki
, title = Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide
, origyear = 2002
, url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YwW7f0jB9swC&printsec=frontcover&dq=subject:%22Proulx,+Annie%22&client=firefox-a&sig=1V4j_clhRbrJm7XnesnFDk8NU0Q
, accessdate = 2008-05-17
, publisher = Continuum International Publishing Group
, id = ISBN 0826452337
, pages = 24-25
}}
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