keyen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English cǣġan, plural of cǣġe, variant of cǣġ; equivalent to keye +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

keyen

1. plural of keye (“key”)

Yola

Noun

keyen

1. Alternative form of keeine
   • 1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:

     "keyen", "pizzen", "ein".

     "kine", "peas", "eyes".

References

• 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, published 1867, page 133