eynen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === ehnen (AB language) === Etymology === A continuation of forms of Old English ēage (“eye”) such as ēagenes (genitive singular), ēagenum (dative plural) where pleonastic case endings have been added to ēagan; in Middle English times rebuilt or reinterpreted as eyen (“eyes”) +‎ -en (plural suffix). See eyen for forms such as eyne where this rebuilding has not occured. === Noun === eynen (Norfolk, West Midland) plural of eye (“eye”) Synonyms: eyen, (late, uncommon) eyes