yelve

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noun

A fork used to carry dung; such a fork used as a garden tool.

OriginMiddle English yevel ← Old English ġeafel ← Proto-West Germanic *gabulu →
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Meanings

nounyelve (plural yelves)

plural yelves

  1. dialectalobsoleteA fork used to carry dung; such a fork used as a garden tool.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*gablā“fork”
  2. Gaulishgabalos
  3. Proto-West Germanic*gabulu
  4. Old Englishġeafel
  5. Middle Englishyevel
  6. Englishyelve

A metathesis of *yevel, from Middle English yevel, from Old English ġeafel, variant of gafol, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, gablos, from Proto-Celtic *gablā (“fork”).

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APA

yelve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yelve

MLA

“yelve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yelve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yelve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yelve.

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