eyen

== English == === Alternative forms === eyn, eyne een (Scotland, Northern England) === Etymology === From Middle English eyen, iȝen (plural of eie, besides rarer eyes), from Old English ēagan (nominative plural of ēage), from Proto-West Germanic *augōn (nominative plural of *augā), from Proto-Germanic *augōnō (nominative plural of *augô); equivalent to eye +‎ -en (plural ending) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɪn/ Rhymes: -aɪn Homophone: Ayn === Noun === eyen (dialectal or archaic) plural of eye === Anagrams === eeny, eyne, yeen == Middle English == === Alternative forms === eien, eyne, iȝen eȝhne (Ormulum) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English ēagan (nominative plural of ēage "eye"). Reinforced by rare Old English oblique forms of ēage with case endings pleonastically added to oblique ēagan like ēagenes (genitive singular) or ēagenum (dative plural), hence the frequent unexpected final -e even in texts where it reliably indicates (etymological) /ə/. === Noun === eyen plural of eye (“eye”) Synonyms: (Norfolk, West Midlands) eynen, (late, uncommon) eyes ==== Descendants ==== English: eyen, eyn, eyne, een (Scotland, Northern England) (archaic or dialectal) Middle Scots: ene, eyne Scots: een Yola: ieen, eeen, een, ein, eyen, eein == Yola == === Noun === eyen alternative form of ieen === References ===