"eie" meaning in Middle English

See eie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛi̯(ə)/, /ˈiː(ə)/ Forms: eien [plural]
Etymology: From Old English ēaġe, from Proto-West Germanic *augā, from Proto-Germanic *augô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ēaġe}} Old English ēaġe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*augā}} Proto-West Germanic *augā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*augô}} Proto-Germanic *augô, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*h₃ókʷs}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} eie, {{enm-noun|pl=eien}} eie (plural eien)
  1. An eye.
    Sense id: en-eie-enm-noun-QVBYOg3x
  2. (figuratively) A highly valued or regarded object. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-eie-enm-noun-HV3GGrq- Disambiguation of Anatomy: 4 20 34 4 39 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 18 33 8 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 18 32 8 34
  3. Vision, knowledge or perception. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Body parts, Eye
    Sense id: en-eie-enm-noun-DAOjFxo~ Disambiguation of Anatomy: 4 20 34 4 39 Disambiguation of Body parts: 3 19 46 3 29 Disambiguation of Eye: 20 3 63 4 10 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 18 33 8 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 18 32 8 34
  4. A hole, spot, or other object resembling an eye.
    Sense id: en-eie-enm-noun-zq999NcS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: yȝe, ye, , yghe, eye, eȝhe, eȝe, eighe, eyghe, eyȝe, iȝe

Noun

Etymology: From Old English eġe. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|eġe}} Old English eġe Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} eie
  1. Alternative form of eye Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: eye Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-eie-enm-noun-~XYdDqyY Disambiguation of Anatomy: 4 20 34 4 39 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 18 29 5 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 18 33 8 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 18 32 8 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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