An archaic Irish and Scottish dialect word meaning to yell — to cry out loudly or shriek. Also used as a noun for such a cry. Appears in dialect literature and poetry but has not survived in ordinary usage. The word has the short, sharp quality you'd expect from a term for a sudden loud cry.
She gave a great yill when she put her foot in the cold water.
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(archaic, dialect, Ireland) A yell.
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(archaic, dialect, Ireland) To yell.
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