"ey" meaning in Middle English

See ey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb|altform=1}} ey
  1. alternative form of ay (“always”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ay (extra: always)
    Sense id: en-ey-enm-adv-6RGu5TUF Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 7 0 8 18 36 Disambiguation of Landforms: 40 4 3 7 15 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Interjection

Forms: ei [alternative], i [alternative], eygh [alternative], eyghe [alternative], ye [alternative]
Etymology: Derived from Latin ei and Old French ahi, äi. Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|enm|la|ei|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin ei, {{der+|enm|la|ei}} Derived from Latin ei, {{der|enm|fro|ahi}} Old French ahi Head templates: {{head|enm|interjection}} ey
  1. An exclamation of surprise, challenge, or inquiry.
    Sense id: en-ey-enm-intj-HmdvB5eK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /æi̯/ Forms: eyren [plural], eyre [plural, rare], ay [alternative], aye [alternative], ei [alternative], eye [alternative], eyȝ [alternative], æȝ [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English ǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”). Doublet of eg. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|egg}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|ǣġ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English ǣġ, {{inh+|enm|ang|ǣġ}} Inherited from Old English ǣġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*aij}} Proto-West Germanic *aij, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*ajją}} Proto-Germanic *ajją, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*h₂ōwyóm||egg}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), {{doublet|enm|eg|id1=egg}} Doublet of eg Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ey, {{enm-noun|eyren|pl2=eyre|pl2_qual=rare}} ey (plural eyren or (rare) eyre)
  1. egg (especially of a chicken or other fowl) Synonyms: eg
    Sense id: en-ey-enm-noun-h75Ty67k Categories (other): Eggs, Poultry Disambiguation of Eggs: 6 15 36 6 12 24 Disambiguation of Poultry: 16 4 41 16 15 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Forms: eyen [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|plural|eyen|altform=1}} ey (plural eyen)
  1. alternative form of eye (“eye”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: eye (extra: eye)
    Sense id: en-ey-enm-noun-Urlmwm0G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4 Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|uncountable|altform=1}} ey (uncountable)
  1. alternative form of eye (“fear; awe”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: eye (extra: fear; awe)
    Sense id: en-ey-enm-noun-B5041hOd Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 7 0 8 18 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5 Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} ey
  1. to awe
    Sense id: en-ey-enm-verb-FVWCIn4I Categories (other): Pages with 14 entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 2 1 3 14 0 22 5 2 6 1 2 7 2 0 1 7 19 1 1 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 7 0 8 18 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5 Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1490, William Caxton, Prologue to Eneydos:",
          "text": "And one of theym […] cam in to an hows and axed for mete and specyally he axyd after eggys, and the goode wyf answerde that she could speke no Frenshe. And the marchaunt was angry, for he also coude speke no Frenshe, but wolde have hadde egges; and she understode hym not. And thenne at laste a-nother sayd that he wolde have eyren. Then the good wyf sayd that she understod hym wel. Loo, what sholde a man in thyse dayes now wryte, egges, or eyren? Certaynly it is hard to playse every man, by-cause of dyversite and chaunge of langage.",
          "translation": "And one of them […] came into a house and asked for food, and especially he asked for eggs; and the good woman answered that she could speak no French. And the merchant was angry, for he also could speak no French, but wanted to have eggs; and she did not understand him. And then at last someone else said that he wanted to have eyren. Then the good woman said that she understood him well. Oh! What should one write these days: eggs or eyren? Certainly it is hard to please everyone, because of diversity and language change.",
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      "form": "eyren",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "eyre",
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      "form": "aye",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ei",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "æȝ",
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        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
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    }
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          "english": "And one of them […] came into a house and asked for food, and especially he asked for eggs; and the good woman answered that she could speak no French. And the merchant was angry, for he also could speak no French, but wanted to have eggs; and she did not understand him. And then at last someone else said that he wanted to have eyren. Then the good woman said that she understood him well. Oh! What should one write these days: eggs or eyren? Certainly it is hard to please everyone, because of diversity and language change.",
          "ref": "1490, William Caxton, Prologue to Eneydos:",
          "text": "And one of theym […] cam in to an hows and axed for mete and specyally he axyd after eggys, and the goode wyf answerde that she could speke no Frenshe. And the marchaunt was angry, for he also coude speke no Frenshe, but wolde have hadde egges; and she understode hym not. And thenne at laste a-nother sayd that he wolde have eyren. Then the good wyf sayd that she understod hym wel. Loo, what sholde a man in thyse dayes now wryte, egges, or eyren? Certaynly it is hard to playse every man, by-cause of dyversite and chaunge of langage.",
          "translation": "And one of them […] came into a house and asked for food, and especially he asked for eggs; and the good woman answered that she could speak no French. And the merchant was angry, for he also could speak no French, but wanted to have eggs; and she did not understand him. And then at last someone else said that he wanted to have eyren. Then the good woman said that she understood him well. Oh! What should one write these days: eggs or eyren? Certainly it is hard to please everyone, because of diversity and language change.",
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        "egg (especially of a chicken or other fowl)"
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      "ipa": "/æi̯/"
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}

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