"eye" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛjə/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈæi̯(ə)/
Rhymes: -æi̯(ə) Etymology: From Old English eġe, from Proto-West Germanic *agi, from Proto-Germanic *agaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂égʰos. Doublet of awe. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*h₂egʰ-}}, {{inh|enm|ang|eġe}} Old English eġe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*agi}} Proto-West Germanic *agi, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*agaz}} Proto-Germanic *agaz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*h₂égʰos}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂égʰos, {{doublet|enm|awe}} Doublet of awe Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} eye, {{enm-noun|-}} eye (uncountable)
  1. awe, reverence, worshipfulness Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-eye-enm-noun-qzzmmI92 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 1 18 20 19 9 8
  2. horror, panic Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-eye-enm-noun-P61RRbKm
  3. that which creates reverence; the exercise of power Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-eye-enm-noun-idoofWQV
  4. that which incites awe Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-eye-enm-noun-tKwRGrnI
  5. that which incites terror Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-eye-enm-noun-wlzm-T1~ Disambiguation of Emotions: 17 8 13 11 42 5 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eie, eȝe, eȝȝe, eyȝe, eiȝe Related terms: eifulle [rare], eiliche [rare]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} eye
  1. Alternative form of eie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: eie
    Sense id: en-eye-enm-noun-S7R5lCPy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} eye
  1. Alternative form of ey (“egg”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ey (extra: egg)
    Sense id: en-eye-enm-noun-5qpH2UoV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for eye meaning in Middle English (4.2kB)

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