Een
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /iːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Een is a noun meaning (poetic or dialectal, Scotland) evening.
Meaning
(poetic or dialectal, Scotland) evening.
More Meanings
- (archaic and Scotland, Northern England) plural of eye
- (dialectal, Northern England) even.
Example Sentences
And eke with fatnesse swollen were his eyne
But the sight of her eyes was not a thing to forget. John Dodds said they were the een of a deer with the Devil ahint them; and indeed, they would so appal an onlooker that a sudden unreasoning terror came into his heart, while his feet would impel him to flight.
Word Forms
- eens
Synonyms for een
Depending on context, synonyms include eve, eventide, forenight.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gloaming, one, only, single, solitary, lone.
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