Ey

Quick meaning: Ey is a noun meaning (puristic, otherwise obsolete) An egg.

Meaning

(puristic, otherwise obsolete) An egg.

More Meanings

1. (UK) A small island formed by the buildup of silt or gravel at the confluence of two rivers or streams.
2. A place that has a name ending in "-ey" because it is or was located at such an island.
3. Obsolete form of eye.
4. (rare, epicene, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, one of the so-called Spivak pronouns, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

Example Sentences

Runnymede Bridge is situated on an 'ey' – a small gravel islet close to the river bank.

I'm not familiar with this book, but I encourage Marksmill to look for it-- and while ey is at it, to also look at a number of other books.

Eir sentences would sound smoother since ey wouldn't clutter them with the old sexist pronouns. And if ey should trip up in the new usage, ey would only have emself to blame.

In Saxon the word ey meant peninsula as well as island, and there are plenty of other eys about —Langney and Hydeney and Horsey to wit, Chilly and Rickney and Northeye and Mountney.

Synonyms for ey

Depending on context, synonyms include e.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include popeyed, ox-eyed, one-eyed, saucer-eyed, sharp-eyed, blue-eyed.

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