"byen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbjɛn/ Forms: byens [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: A dialectal reflex of Northern Middle English bone, featuring the local change of Middle English /aː/ to /jɛ/. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bone}} Middle English bone Head templates: {{en-noun}} byen (plural byens)
  1. (Geordie) bone Tags: Geordie
    Sense id: en-byen-en-noun-yNrPZX~p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Geordie English, Seychellois Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Seychellois Creole entries with incorrect language header: 13 18 15 14 1 0 14 13 13 1 0

Inflected forms

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