yill

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Scots[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English ale, from Old English ealu, ealo, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu; cognate with English ale.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

yill (plural yills)

  1. ale
  2. beer

References[edit]

  • “yill” in Eagle, Andy, editor, The Online Scots Dictionary[1], 2016.