"efne" meaning in Middle English

See efne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb|var=1}} efne
  1. (AB language; Early Middle English) alternative form of evene (“evenly”) Tags: Early-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: evene (extra: evenly)
    Sense id: en-efne-enm-adv-IxxRXJMM Categories (other): Early Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun|var=1}} efne
  1. (East Anglia) alternative form of hevene Tags: East-Anglia, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hevene
    Sense id: en-efne-enm-name-7DnQVY3h Categories (other): East Anglian Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} efne
  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of evene (“form, cause, capacity”) Tags: Early-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: evene (extra: form, cause, capacity)
    Sense id: en-efne-enm-noun-ZGe7moMb Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 37 8 55 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 9 2 22 13 15 13 5 0 16 0 1 0 1 4 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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