Old English giellan (West Saxon), gellan (Mercian) "to yell, sound, shout," class III strong verb (past tense geal, past participle gollen), from Proto-Germanic *gel- (cognates: Old Norse gjalla "to resound," Middle Dutch ghellen, Dutch gillen, Old High German gellan, German gellen "to yell"), extended form of root of Old English galan "to sing" (source of the -gale in nightingale); from PIE *ghel- (1) "to call, cry out, shout, sing" (cognates: Greek kikhle "thrush," khelidon "the swallow"). Intransitive sense from early 13c. Related: Yelled; yelling.
yell (n.)
late 14c., originally in Scottish, from yell (v.).
实用例句
1. Something brushed past Bob's face and he let out a yell.
有什么东西从鲍勃的脸上扫过，他大叫了一声。来自柯林斯例句
2. "Please don't yell at me." She began to sniffle.
