eyen

English

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

eyen

1. (dialectal or obsolete) (deprecated template usage) plural of eye
   • Spenser, The Fairie Queen

     While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen.

   • 1897, William Morris, “Chapter VII. Birdalone Hath an Adventure in the Wood”, in The Water of the Wondrous Isles (Fantasy), Project Gutenberg, published 2005:

     But well are thine eyen set in thy head, wide apart, well opened, […]

Anagrams

• eeny, eyne, yeen

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Middle English

Noun

eyen

1. Alternative form of eien