tyan

See also: Tyan

English

Etymology

From Celtic numerals.

Numeral

tyan

(Cumbria) Two in Cumbrian sheep counting.

Derived terms

See also

(Borrowdale sheep counting) yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dick, yan-a-dick, tyan-a-dick, tethera-a-dick, methera-a-dick, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tyan-a-bumfit, tethera-a-bumfit, methera-bumfit, giggot

Usage notes

The form tan is more common in other former Celtic areas of Northern England.

References

Wright, Peter (1995) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 7
Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007), Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number‎, Australian Council for Educational Research, →ISBN, page 75
Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide‎, Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, pages 24-25

Anagrams

Yant, anty

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