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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1864
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YLEN, adj. Of a herring: spent, without the roe, spawned. Only in official usage from Du.Sc. 1864 J. M. Mitchell Herring 114:
The full herrings separated from matjes and these separated from "ylen," empty or shotten herrings.
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"Ylen adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/ylen>
