Sunday Times 4709 8D Parse

[Khinjan]

The old dean got up and made a lot of noise (8)

It looks like YELLED. "The" old = YE but where does the dean come in?

DELL doesn't fit.

[Khinjan]

Sorry Six letters

[dannyk13]

If dene = dell which is reversed

[scorpiojo]

Dean is an old word for small valley/dell.

[scorpiojo]

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/dene

[Khinjan]

Thanks. Not seen that before and it's not in my "Chambers".

[scorpiojo]

It's in my antique copy (1998) :)

[Neveracrossword]

It's in my comparatively recent 12th edition.