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Yem vs Yelm - What's the difference?

yem | yelm |

As nouns the difference between yem and yelm

is that yem is an alternative spelling of lang=en while yelm is a bundle of straw used for thatch.

As a verb yelm is

to prepare straw for use as thatch.

yem

English

Noun

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  • (Geordie)

    • 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 }} ----

    yelm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a bundle of straw used for thatch
  • *1952 : The thatcher then laid the 'yelms', or bunches of drawn straw, on the laths, beginning at the eaves and working up towards the ridge. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England , p. 224.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to prepare straw for use as thatch
  • *1952 : The preparation of straw for thatch, which was known as 'yelming', consisted in damping it and 'drawing' it with a thatching-fork, or great comb, so as to get the straws parallel. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England , p. 224.

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