"eyr" meaning in Middle English

See eyr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} eyr
  1. Alternative form of ere (“ear”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ere (extra: ear)
    Sense id: en-eyr-enm-noun-cfkp~1CG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} eyr
  1. air
    Sense id: en-eyr-enm-noun-n-Qw5SdG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} eyr
  1. Alternative form of eren (“to plough”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: eren (extra: to plough)
    Sense id: en-eyr-enm-verb-VAFlNRvu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for eyr meaning in Middle English (1.3kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (46b31b8 and c7ea76d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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