yate

Definition

Obsolete form of gate.

Etymology

From Middle English ȝate, yate, ȝeat, alternative forms of gate, gat, from Old English ġeat (“a gate, door”), from Proto-Germanic *gatą (“hole, opening”).

Example Sentences

• "Syn he of helthe hath opned me the yate"
• "For thy my Kiddie, be ruled by me, And never give trust to his trechery: And if he chance come when I am abroad, Spar the yate fast, for fear of fraud."
• "He's left th' yate at t' full swing, and Miss's pony has trodden dahn two rigs o' corn , and plottered through, raight o'er into t' meadow!"