deye

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English dǣġe, from Proto-West Germanic *daigijā, from Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ. ==== Alternative forms ==== daie, deie ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈdæi̯(ə)/ IPA(key): /dɛi̯/, /dɛ̞ː/ (Northern) ==== Noun ==== deye (plural *deyes) A dairymaid; woman who runs a dairy or supervises livestock (of a dairy) (by extension) A dairyman; a man with similar duties. ===== Related terms ===== deyerie ===== Descendants ===== English: dai, dei, dey, deye (dialectal or historical) Scots: dey, dee, deigh → Anglo-Norman: deye, daye ⇒ Anglo-Norman: deyerie, daerye, deyerye → Middle English: deyerie, dayerie, dayerye, dayre, deierie, deiȝerie, deyerye, dayrye, deyry (Late Middle English)English: dairyScots: derry, dery, dyrie → Medieval Latin: daeria, dayeria ===== References ===== “daie, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English dēag, from Proto-West Germanic *daugu; compare deyen (“to dye”). The final vowel is from the Old English oblique forms. ==== Alternative forms ==== deyȝ, dye dehe (Early Middle English) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈdei̯(ə)/, /ˈdiː(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈdeːɣə/, /ˈdeːjə/ (Early Middle English) ==== Noun ==== deye (plural *deyes) (rare) A colour or shade. A dye; a substance for colouring. A stain or smear. ===== Related terms ===== deyen ===== Descendants ===== English: dye ===== References ===== “deie, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== deye alternative form of deyen (“to die”) === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== deye alternative form of deyen (“to dye”)