Shakespeare Glossary: Y
YARE: ready, nimble, brisk.
YARELY: adv. readily.
YAW: unsteady.
YCLAD: clad, clothed.
YCLEPED: called, named.
YCLIPPED: do.
YEARN: to grieve, vex.
YEDWARD: a form of “Edward”.
YELLOWNESS: jealousy.
YELLOWS: jaundice in horses.
YEOMAN: a sheriff’s officer.
YERK: to thrust or push.
YEST: foam on disturbed water.
YESTY: foamy; frothy.
YEW: a tree frequently planted in churchyards. The wood is poisonous.
YIELD: to bring forth; to reward.
YORE: once upon a time.
YOKE: pair of oxen; to be combined, coupled.
YOND: yonder.
YOUNKER: novice.
YRAVISH: to ravish.
YSLAKED: to silence; to renender inactive.