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yean (yēn)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to bring forth (young): said of a sheep or goat

Etymology: ME genen < OE *ge-eanian < ge- (see y-) + eanian, to bring forth lambs, akin to Du oonen < IE base *agwhnos, lamb > Gr amnos, L agnus, lamb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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