Staff Y of the Old English Wordbook.
For a full list of etymological and other abbreviations used in these wordlists, see: Forshortenings.
| Quickened | Old English | Kind | Meaning |
| yain | gegnian | vb | to meet |
| yare | gearo | adj | ready, prepared |
| yare | gearwian | vb | to prepare |
| yarewit | gearowita | adj | intellect, understanding |
| yarewittle | gearowitol | adj | ready-witted, sagacious, wise |
| yareworded | gearowyrde | adj | fluent of speech |
| yark | gearcian | vb | to prepare, to furnish |
| yate | géatan | vb | to consent, say yea |
| yeave | geafu | n | gift |
| yeaven | geofon | n | ocean, sea |
| yed | gied/gid | n | a musical poem, riddle or proverb |
| yed | giddian | vb | to recite in song, to exaggerate |
| yeek | géoc | n | help, support, rescue |
| yeek | géocian | vb | to preserve, save |
| yeem | gīeman | vb | to care for, heal, take notice of |
| yeemend | gīemend | n | governor |
| yeemer | géomor | adj | sad, mournful |
| yeemless | gíemléas | adj | careless, negligent |
| yeet | géotan | vb | to pour |
| yeetend | géotend | n | artery |
| yew | giwian | vb | to ask |
| yewd | ēowde | n | flock, herd |
| Yewland | Eowland | n(p) | Öland |
| yex | geocsian | vb | to hiccup |
| yivestool | gifstōl | n | gift-seat, throne of grace |
| yish | giscian | vb | to sob, sigh |
| yondblow | geondbláwan | vb | to inspire, illuminate |
| yondeard | geondeardian | vb | to inhabit, continue, dwell |
| yondfare | geondfaran | vb | to traverse, pervade |
| yondwharve | geondhweorfan | vb | to pass over, pass through |
| yondlight | geondlīhtan | vb | to illuminate |
| yondmingle | geondmengan | vb | to confuse |
| yondshrithe | geondscrīðan | vb | to traverse |
| yondsee | geondséon | vb | to examine |
| yondsmay | geondsméagan | vb | to investigate, examine thoroughly |
| yondsprout | geondsprútan | vb | to pervade |
| yondthink | geondþencan | vb | to reflect upon, consider |
| yeeshaft | géoscaft | n | destiny |