yeo

See also: Yeo and þeo

English

Etymology

From Middle English ea, eo, from Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Compare ea, eau.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /jəʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • Homophone: yo

Noun

yeo (plural yeos)

  1. (Southwest England) A stream or ditch
  2. (dialect) A ewe

See also

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

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