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e'en

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See also:een,Een,-een,eên,-éen,andéén

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Adjective

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e'en

  1. (poetic, archaic)Contraction ofeven.

Verb

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e'en

  1. (poetic, archaic)Contraction ofeven.

Adverb

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e'en

  1. (poetic, archaic)Contraction ofeven.

Usage notes

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  • In poetry, used especially for the sake ofmetre.
  • May be used for all senses ofeven.

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Yola

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englisheven, fromOld Englishefn, fromProto-West Germanic*ebn.

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Adverb

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e'en

  1. even
    • 1867,CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page116, lines4-6:
      Yer name var zetch avancet avare ye,e'en a dicke var hye, arent whilke ye brine o'zea an ye craggès o'noghanes cazed nae balke.
      Your fame for such came before youeven into this retired spot, to which neither the waters of the sea below nor the mountains above caused any impediment.

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page116
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