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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Yell \Yell\ (y[e^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Yelling}.] [OE. yellen, [yogh]ellen, AS. giellan, gillan,
gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel.
gjalla, Sw. g[aum]lla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., &
OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st {Gale}, and
{Nightingale}.]
To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream
as with agony or horror.
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They yelleden as feendes doon in helle. --Chaucer.
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Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells.
--Spenser.
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Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round
Environed thee; some howled, some yelled. --Milton.
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