noun
- Plural of eye; the organs of sight.
Usage: archaic; poetic; chiefly Middle English and Early Modern English
Examples
- In old texts, 'eyen' appears as the plural form of eye.
- The poet wrote of 'bright eyen' shining in the darkness.
- Medieval manuscripts often use 'eyen' instead of the modern 'eyes'.
- She cast her eyen upon the distant hills.
- His eyen were filled with tears of joy.