eyren
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English eyren, alteration of earlier eyre (“eggs”), from Old English ǣġru (“eggs”), plural of ǣġ (“egg”), equivalent to ey + -ren. Compare Dutch eieren (“eggs”), German Eier (“eggs”).
Noun
editeyren
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom eyre (“eggs”) with a pleonastic addition of the plural suffix -en; compare calveren, children, lambren.
Noun
editeyren
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