Scots edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English ale, from Old English ealu, ealo, from Proto-West Germanic *alu, from Proto-Germanic *alu; cognate with English ale.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

yill (plural yills)

  1. ale
  2. beer

References edit

  • “yill” in Eagle, Andy, editor, The Online Scots Dictionary[1], 2016.