Definition/Meaning of tyan

• English - Cardinal numeral: tyan ( cardinal , West Cumbrian , Borrowdale , dialect ) Two in Cumbrian sheep counting . Derived terms tyan-a-dick tyan-a-bumfit See also ( Borrowdale sheep counting ) yan , tyan , tethera , methera , pimp , sethera , lethera , hovera , dovera , dick , yan-a-dick , tyan-a-dick , tethera-a-dick , methera-a-dick , bumfit , yan-a-bumfit , tyan-a-bumfit , tethera-a-bumfit , methera-bumfit , giggot…
• English - Etymology: From Celtic numerals .
• English - References: [1995], Peter Wright , Cumbrian Chat , Dalesman Publishing Company , ISBN 185-568-092-0, page 7 : [2007], Michael A . B . Deakin, Leigh-Lancaster, David editor , The Name of the Number [1] , Australian Council for Educational Research , ISBN 0864317573, retrieved on 2008-05-17 , page 75 : [2002], Aliki Varvogli, Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide [2] , Continuum International…