v. Obs. or dial. In 5 ȝyppe, ȝippe, yepo. [Echoic] intr. To cheep, as a young bird.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 401/2. Pypyn, or ȝyppe, as henn byrdys (K., H. ȝippyn, as bryddys, P. yepyn).
a. 1825. Forby, Voc. E. Anglia, Yip, v. to chirp like a newly hatched chicken, or other very young bird.
