Meanings
- West CountryIf.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*jabai
- Old Englishġif
- Middle Englishyif
- Englishyif
Inherited from Middle English yif, from Old English ġif, from Proto-Germanic *jabai. Doublet of if.
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Cite this entry
yif. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yif
“yif.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yif. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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