English
Etymology
From yan, itself from the Old English ān.
Adverb
yance (not comparable)
- (dialect, Northern English dialect) once (in both senses: only one time, and formerly)
Synonyms
References
- [2004], Griffiths, Bill, A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN, page 191:
- [1997], Leith, Dick, A Social History of English, Routledge, →ISBN, 9780415097970, page 45:
