Etymology

yan-a-dick

Today it means: eleven in Cumbrian sheep counting Full definition →

Cumbric *ün gwar ðeg
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  1. Cumbric · derived from*ün gwar ðeg
  2. English todayyan-a-dick

From Cumbric *ün gwar ðeg (literally “one over ten”). Compare Welsh un ar ddeg.

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