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.
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