See also: Eie and -eie

English

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Noun

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eie (plural eies)

  1. Obsolete spelling of eye.

Afrikaans

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Dutch eigen, from Middle Dutch eigen, from Old Dutch *eigan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈəi̯.ə/
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Adjective

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eie (attributive eie, not comparable)

  1. own (belonging to oneself)
    Jy het jou eie pen, jy hoef nie myne te gebruik nie.
    You have your own pen, you needn’t use mine.

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English ēaġe, from Proto-West Germanic *augā, from Proto-Germanic *augô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯(ə)/, /ˈiː(ə)/

Noun

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eie (plural eien)

  1. An eye.
  2. (figuratively) A highly valued or regarded object.
  3. Vision, knowledge or perception.
  4. A hole, spot, or other object resembling an eye.
Descendants
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  • English: eye
    • Sranan Tongo: ai
  • Geordie English: ee, eye
  • Scots: ee
  • Yola: ieen, eein, eyen, eeen, een, ein (plural)

Etymology 2

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From Old English eġe.

Noun

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eie

  1. Alternative form of eye

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eiga. Cognate with Danish eje, Swedish äga, Faroese eiga, Icelandic eiga, and English owe.

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Verb

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eie (imperative ei, present tense eier, passive eies, simple past eide or eiet or åtte, past participle eid or eiet or ått)

  1. to own (have rightful possession of)

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