neyen

Middle English

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈnæi̯ən/
    • IPA(key): /nɛi̯/, /nɛ̞ː/ (Northern)

    Verb

    neyen (third-person singular simple present neyeth, present participle neyinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle neyed)

    1. To neigh (of a horse, hippopotamus, or centaur)
    2. (of humans) To approximate a horse's neigh.
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of neyen (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) neyen, neye
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular neye neyed
    2nd-person singular neyest neyedest
    3rd-person singular neyeth neyed
    subjunctive singular neye
    imperative singular
    plural1 neyen, neye neyeden, neyede
    imperative plural neyeth, neye
    participles neyynge, neyende neyed, yneyed

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants
    • English: neigh
    • Middle Scots: ney, nee, nie, nye
    References

    Etymology 2

    Numeral

    neyen

    1. alternative form of nyne