yë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ye"

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English ēaġe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː(ə)/

Noun

yë (plural yën)

1. Alternative form of eie
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, General Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, line 9-10:

     [...] And smale fowles maken melodye,
     That slepen al the night with open yë, [...]

     [...] And small fowls make melody,
     Those that sleep all the night with open eyes, [...]

Usage notes

• In original manuscripts, this was written ye; the addition of the dieresis is a notation from much more recent editions of Middle English works to distinguish it from the pronoun ye.