yaeadj.
Scottish regional.
One, only.
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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > [adjective]
oneeOE
oneOE
ofolda1200
lepia1300
singlerc1374
single1538
simple1600
simplar1610
individual1726
yaea1771
unal1883
a1771 Bonny Hind viii, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1884) I. ii. 446/2 I'm Lord Randal's yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.
Derivatives
yaefauldness n. ‘onefoldness’, simplicity.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > straightforwardness or frankness
openness1605
open-heartedness1611
ingenuity1614
frankness1668
unreservedness1713
straightforwardness1805
yaefauldness1864
outrightness1865
1864 J. Brown Jeems 8 His absolute downrightness and yaefauldness.
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