"ei" meaning in Middle English

See ei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

Forms: ai [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|enm|determiner}} ei
  1. (dialectal, West Midlands) alternative form of eni (“any”) Tags: West-Midlands, alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: eni (extra: any)
    Sense id: en-ei-enm-det-enm:any Categories (other): Middle English determiners, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English determiners: 46 31 23 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 54 25 21

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} ei
  1. alternative form of ey (“egg”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ey (extra: egg)
    Sense id: en-ei-enm-noun-enm:egg

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} ei
  1. alternative form of eye (“eye”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: eye (extra: eye)
    Sense id: en-ei-enm-noun-enm:eye

Alternative forms

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