yean
(yēn)v. yeaned, yean·ing, yeans
v.intr. To bear young. Used of sheep and goats.
v.tr. To give birth to (young); bear. Used of sheep and goats.
[Middle English
iyenen, yenen, from Old English
*geēanian :
ge-,
verb pref.; see
kom in
Indo-European roots +
ēanian,
to bear young.]
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yean
(jiːn) vb (Zoology) (of a sheep or goat) to give birth to (offspring)
[Old English geēanian; related to Dutch oonen to bring forth young, Latin agnus lamb; see ewe]
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yean
(yin)
v.i. (of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
[1375–1425; late Middle English
yenen, Old English
*geēanian to bring forth young =
ge- y- +
ēanian to yean, akin to Latin
agnus, Greek
ámnos lamb]
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yean
Past participle: yeaned
Gerund: yeaning
| Present |
|---|
| I yean |
| you yean |
| he/she/it yeans |
| we yean |
| you yean |
| they yean |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I yeaned |
| you yeaned |
| he/she/it yeaned |
| we yeaned |
| you yeaned |
| they yeaned |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am yeaning |
| you are yeaning |
| he/she/it is yeaning |
| we are yeaning |
| you are yeaning |
| they are yeaning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have yeaned |
| you have yeaned |
| he/she/it has yeaned |
| we have yeaned |
| you have yeaned |
| they have yeaned |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was yeaning |
| you were yeaning |
| he/she/it was yeaning |
| we were yeaning |
| you were yeaning |
| they were yeaning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had yeaned |
| you had yeaned |
| he/she/it had yeaned |
| we had yeaned |
| you had yeaned |
| they had yeaned |
| Future |
|---|
| I will yean |
| you will yean |
| he/she/it will yean |
| we will yean |
| you will yean |
| they will yean |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have yeaned |
| you will have yeaned |
| he/she/it will have yeaned |
| we will have yeaned |
| you will have yeaned |
| they will have yeaned |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be yeaning |
| you will be yeaning |
| he/she/it will be yeaning |
| we will be yeaning |
| you will be yeaning |
| they will be yeaning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been yeaning |
| you have been yeaning |
| he/she/it has been yeaning |
| we have been yeaning |
| you have been yeaning |
| they have been yeaning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been yeaning |
| you will have been yeaning |
| he/she/it will have been yeaning |
| we will have been yeaning |
| you will have been yeaning |
| they will have been yeaning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been yeaning |
| you had been yeaning |
| he/she/it had been yeaning |
| we had been yeaning |
| you had been yeaning |
| they had been yeaning |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would yean |
| you would yean |
| he/she/it would yean |
| we would yean |
| you would yean |
| they would yean |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have yeaned |
| you would have yeaned |
| he/she/it would have yeaned |
| we would have yeaned |
| you would have yeaned |
| they would have yeaned |
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