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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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YEARN, v. Also yirn. Sc. forms of Eng. earn (Bwk. 1859 P. Landreth J. Spindle (1911) 1, yirn; e.Lth. 1892 J. Lumsden Sheep-Head 257; Abd. 1897 G. MacDonald Salted with Fire xxii., yirn; Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.). Hence yirnins, wages (Watson). See Y, letter, 2.(2) and P.L.D. §74.1.
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