adv, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of eye Northern-England, Scotland, archaic, form-of, plural

   "And eke with fatnesse swollen were his eyne"

2. 2
   evening. Scotland, dialectal, poetic

Adverb

1. 1
   even. Northern-England, dialectal, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

eveeveningeventideforenight

Antonyms

All antonyms

early bright

Example

More examples

"Is "een onderwijzer" a man or a woman?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a contraction of even.

Etymology 2

From even (“evening”).

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