† yein.
Obsolete.
A cry, wail.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > wail or howl
yowlinga1225
yei?a1289
yollinga1300
howling1490
yowl?a1513
yawling1568
blayinga1586
whewling1609
howla1616
vagitusa1651
ululation?1799
gowl1805
waul1856
wow1862
whoo1891
blarting1898
ululance1951
?a1289 Ancrene Riwle (Cleo.: Scribe D) (1972) 226 Wið þis schule þe forlorene warpen aswich ȝei [?c1225 Scribe A ȝeur; c1230 Corpus ȝur; a1250 Nero ȝeor]. þet heouene & eorðe Maȝe ba grimliche agrisen.
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