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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1649-1650
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Yoots, n. pl. [OE Eotas, Iótas, Icel. Iótar. Cf. ME Iutes (Trevisa), 17th c. Eng. Jutes (1670), f. L. Jutae, Juti (Bede).] The people of Jutland on the mainland of Denmark, Jutes. —a1650 Buchanan's Hist. MS Index.
Iuti, the Yoots or Yootlanders of Denmark