> > Today's Topics: > > 1. WOODYETT and WESTYETT Farms (Genealogy) > > 6. Wood Yett: West Yett (frank) > > - > Hi list: > > On top of what Don is saying. Perhaps we are all missing a clue in not > exploring the language. What does the word "Yett" mean. We all know what > "yet" means and the other close word is "Yeti" which is an Abominable > Snowman in Tibet. Is there a Scots or Gaelic word that would give us > another > clue? > > Frank Easton > Sherwood Park, AB, CAN > > > When I was a young girl, growing up in Ayr in the '50s, I remember singing in a Burns Song Competition. I sang "O whistle and I'll come tae ye my lad.." and have just copied the words of the first verse, followed by a translation, which talks about the back yett - "O, whistle an' I'll come to ye, my lad! O, whistle an' I'll come to ye, my lad! Tho' father an' mother an' a' should gae mad, O, whistle an' I'll come to ye, my lad! Verse But warily tent when ye come to court me, *And come nae unless the back-yett be a-jee; *Syne up the back-style, and let naebody see, And come as ye were na comin to me, And come as ye were na comin to me, * But warily take care when you come to court me, And come not unless the back-gate be ajar; Then up the back-style, and let nobody see, And come as you were not coming to me, And come as you were not coming to me,....." *Happy memories! Best wishes, Rose **

Verse "But warily tent when ye come to court me, *And come nae unless the back-yett be a-jee; *Syne up the back-style, and let naebody see, And come as ye were na comin to me, And come as ye were na comin to me," And from what I understand there were more than a few"back-yetts a-jee" for "Rabby Burns" Frank Easton Sherwood Park AB CAN