Chapter Yern to Yodel of Y by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Yieldance
(Yield"ance) n.

1. The act of producing; yield; as, the yieldance of the earth. [R.] Bp. Hall.

2. The act of yielding; concession. [R.] South.

Yielder
(Yield"er) n. One who yields. Shak.

Yielding
(Yield"ing), a. Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper.

Yielding and paying (Law), the initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned and reserved. Burrill.

Syn. — Obsequious; attentive. — Yielding, Obsequious, Attentive. In many cases a man may be attentive or yielding in a high degree without any sacrifice of his dignity; but he who is obsequious seeks to gain favor by excessive and mean compliances for some selfish end.

— Yield"ing*ly, adv. — Yield"ing*ness, n.

Yieldless
(Yield"less), a. Without yielding; unyielding. [Obs.]

Yift
(Yift) n. Gift. [Obs.] "Great yiftes." Chaucer.

Yin
(Yin) n. A Chinese weight of 2&frac23 pounds.

Yis
(Yis) adv. Yes. [Obs.]

"Yis, sir," quod he, "yis, host."

Chaucer.

Yit
(Yit) conj. Yet. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Yite
(Yite) n. (Zoöl.) The European yellow-hammer.

Yive
(Yive) v. t. & i. To give. [Obs.] Chaucer.

- yl
(-yl) (Chem.) A suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical radicals; as in ethyl, carbonyl, hydroxyl, etc.

- yl was first used in 1832 by Liebig and Wöhler in naming benzoyl, in the sense of stuff, or fundamental material, then in 1834 by Dumas and Peligot in naming methyl, in the sense of wood. After this - yl was generally used as in benzoyl, in the sense of stuff, characteristic ground, fundamental material.

Yle
(Yle) n. Isle. [Obs.] "The barren yle." Chaucer.

Y level
(Y" lev`el) (Surv.) See under Y, n.

Yliche
(Y*liche" Y*like") , a. & adv. Like; alike. [Obs.] "All . . . yliche good." Chaucer.

Yllanraton
(Yl`lan*ra*ton") n. [From the native name.] (Zoöl.) The agouara.

Ymaked
(Y*mak"ed) obs. p. p. of Make. Made.

Ymel
(Y*mel") prep. [OE. ymel, imelle, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. i milli, i millum (properly, in the middle, fr. in + miil, meal, middle, akin to E. middle), Dan. imellem, Sw. emellan. See In, and Middle.] Among. [Obs.] "Ymel them all." Chaucer.