v. t.
To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength. Gen. iv. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ He ] makes milch kine yield blood. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. Job xxiv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]
And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more,
And the gods yield you for 't. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
God yield thee, and God thank ye. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
To yield the breath,
To yield the breath up,
To yield the ghost,
To yield the ghost up,
To yield up the ghost,
To yield the life
v. i.
He saw the fainting Grecians yield. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Will ye relent,
And yield to mercy while 't is offered you? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nay tell me first, in what more happy fields
The thistle springs, to which the lily yields? Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Amount yielded; product; -- applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation. “A goodly yield of fruit doth bring.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Disposed to yield or comply. [ R. ] --
n.
n. One who yields. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating;
Yielding and paying (Law),
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a. Without yielding; unyielding. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]