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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Yield \Yield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yielded; obs. p. p. Yold;
p. pr. & vb. n. Yielding.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden,
[yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make
an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to
cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore,
make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up,
Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g["a]lla to be worth, g["a]lda
to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld,
Guild.]
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1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as
payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to
pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.
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To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. --Chaucer.
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When thou tillest the ground, it shall not
henceforth yield unto thee her strength. --Gen. iv.
12.
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2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. ``Vines
yield nectar.'' --Milton.
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[He] makes milch kine yield blood. --Shak.
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The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their
children. --Job xxiv. 5.
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3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to
make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to
surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.
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And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown.
--Shak.
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Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame.
--Milton.
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4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
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I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. --Milton.
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5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
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6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more,
And the gods yield you for 't. --Shak.
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God yield thee, and God thank ye. --Beau. & Fl.
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To yield the breath, To yield the breath up, To yield
the ghost, To yield the ghost up, To yield up the ghost,
or To yield the life, to die; to expire; -- similar to
To give up the ghost.
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One calmly yields his willing breath. --Keble.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Yold \Yold\, obs. p. p. of Yield.
Yielded. --Spenser.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Yield \Yield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yielded; obs. p. p. Yold;
p. pr. & vb. n. Yielding.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden,
[yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make
an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to
cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore,
make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up,
Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g["a]lla to be worth, g["a]lda
to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld,
Guild.]
1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as
payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to
pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.
To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. --Chaucer.
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not
henceforth yield unto thee her strength. --Gen. iv.
12.
2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. ``Vines
yield nectar.'' --Milton.
[He] makes milch kine yield blood. --Shak.
The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their
children. --Job xxiv. 5.
3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to
make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to
surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.
And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown.
--Shak.
Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame.
--Milton.
4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. --Milton.
5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more, And the
gods yield you for 't. --Shak.
God yield thee, and God thank ye. --Beau. & Fl.
To yield the breath, the ghost, or the life, to die; to
expire; -- often followed by up.
One calmly yields his willing breath. --Keble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Yold \Yold\, obs. p. p. of Yield.
Yielded. --Spenser.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
yold
Yola a.
(alt form yol yole)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
yold
vb.
(lb en obsolete) (en-simple past of lang=en yield).
alt.
(lb en obsolete) (past participle of en yield nocat=1)
vb.
(lb en obsolete) (past participle of en yield nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
yold
vb.
(lb en obsolete) (en-simple past of lang=en yield).
alt.
(lb en obsolete) (past participle of en yield nocat=1)
vb.
(lb en obsolete) (past participle of en yield nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
yold
vb.
(lb en obsolete) (en-simple past of lang=en yield).
alt.
(lb en obsolete) (past participle of en yield nocat=1)
vb.
(lb en obsolete) (past participle of en yield nocat=1)
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