As a noun yate
is obsolete form of lang=en.
As a verb yote is
to pour water on; pour in.
yate
English
Noun
(
en noun)
* c.1420 , Thomas Hoccleve, Dialogue
- Syn he of helthe hath opned me the yate
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yote
English
Verb
To pour water on; pour in.
(archaic, or, dialectal) To steep.
- My fowls, which well enough / I, as before, found feeding at their trough / Their yoted wheat. — Chapman.