yeuk

yeuk
I. \\ˈyük\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English (northern) yykyn, yukyn, from Old English giccan — more at itch
chiefly Scotland : itch
II. noun (-s)
chiefly Scotland : itching

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yeuky, adj.
/yoohk/, Scot.
v.i.
1. to itch.
n.
2. an itching sensation.
[1375-1425; late ME yuke < MD jeuken to itch; r. ME (north) yeke, yike; see ITCH]

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yeuk or yewk «yook», intransitive verb, noun.
Scottish. itch.
[alteration of Middle English yike, Old English gicce itch]

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yeugh, yeuk, yeule
see yew, yuke, yule.

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