Definition of 'yan'
Etymology 1
Along with (m) and yen, a Northumbrian form of one, from the (etyl) . An example is "yan, twee, tree" for "one, two, three".
Numeral
(head)
(cardinal|North East England|dialect) one
Derived terms
* yance or yence
References
* {{reference-book
| last = Griffiths
| first = Bill
| title = A Dictionary of North East Dialect
| origyear = 2004
| publisher = Northumbria University Press
| id = ISBN 1-904794-16-5
| pages = 191
}}
* {{reference-book
| last = Leith
| first = Dick
| title = A Social History of English
| origyear = 1997
| publisher = Routledge
| id = ISBN 0415097975, 9780415097970
| pages = 45
}}
Etymology 2
From (etyl) numerals, with influence from Old English or modern Northern English yan or yen.
Numeral
(head)
(cardinal|North West England|dialect) one in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.
(Yan Tan Tethera)
Derived terms
* yan-a-dick
* yan-a-bumfit
See also
*
References
* {{reference-book
| last = Wright
| first = Peter
| title = Cumbrian Chat
| origyear = 1995
| publisher = Dalesman Publishing Company
| id = ISBN 185-568-092-0
| pages = 7
}}
* {{reference-book
| last = Deakin
| first = Michael A.B.
| editor = Leigh-Lancaster, David
| title = The Name of the Number
| origyear = 2007
| url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sSGPsbUdzuMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Name+of+the+Number&client=firefox-a&sig=rltANTWrl82R7Ho4mEv0PivE698
| accessdate = 2008-05-17
| publisher = Australian Council for Educational Research
| id = ISBN 0864317573
| pages = 75
}}
* {{reference-book
| last = Varvogli
| first = Aliki
| title = Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide
| origyear = 2002
| url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YwW7f0jB9swC&printsec=frontcover&dq=subject:%22Proulx,+Annie%22&client=firefox-a&sig=1V4j_clhRbrJm7XnesnFDk8NU0Q
| accessdate = 2008-05-17
| publisher = Continuum International Publishing Group
| id = ISBN 0826452337
| pages = 24-25
}}
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