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(Ȝarroman,) Yarromanna, -mang, -mungy, Ȝaraman, Yairaman, n. [ON jarðar-meginn or jarð-munr.] In Orkney and Shetland: A portion or division of land with regard to its extent and produce. 1592 Rec. Earld. Orkney 167.
Gif unto everie ane of the saidis parteis according to thair yarromanna and malingis and na otherwayis, admittand thame thair just and lauchfull defenssis 1601 Rec. Earld. Orkney 175.
Acording to thair brethir part, debt, tilth [and] yarromang, and to mak aiche of thair partis alse gud as utheris is 1604 Shetland Sheriff Ct. (ed.) 118.
That ather nychbour may be frie of uther skaytht bayth of thair guidis and bestiall ilk persoun according to his ȝaraman [pr. yaraman] 1606 Rec. Earld. Orkney 182.
To part with culter and sok conforme to thair yarromungy and everie ane as said is to haue thair just pairt 1622 Marwick The Orkney Norn 214.
Ninian Flett … to Andrew … his brother all that pertains to his yarromang allage and maill paying [etc.] 1672 Marwick The Orkney Norn 214.
[The land] doth properlie belong to the said Nicol … together with the twa parts of the said towmall conform to his faa yairaman