deye

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English dǣġe, from Proto-West Germanic *daigijā, from Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ.

Alternative forms

• daie, deie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæi̯(ə)/
• IPA^(key): /dɛi̯/, /dɛ̞ː/ (Northern)

Noun

deye (plural *deyes)

1. A dairymaid; woman who runs a dairy or supervises livestock (of a dairy)
2. (by extension) A dairyman; a man with similar duties.

Related terms

• deyerie

Descendants

• English: dai, dei, dey, deye (dialectal or historical)
• Scots: dey, dee, deigh
• → Anglo-Norman: deye, daye
  • ⇒ Anglo-Norman: deyerie, daerye, deyerye
    • → Middle English: deyerie, dayerye, deierie, deiȝerie, dayrye, deyry (Late Middle English)
      • English: dairy
      • Scots: derry, dery, dyrie
    • → Medieval Latin: daeria, dayeria

References

• “daie, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

The spelling of this entry has been normalized according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.

Inherited from Old English dēag, from Proto-West Germanic *daugu; compare deyen (“to dye”).

The final vowel is from the Old English oblique forms.

Alternative forms

• deyȝ, dye
• dehe (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdei̯(ə)/, /ˈdiː(ə)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːɣə/, /ˈdeːjə/ (Early Middle English)

Noun

deye (plural *deyes) (rare)

1. A colour or shade.
2. A dye; a substance for colouring.
3. A stain or smear.

Descendants

• English: dye

References

• “deie, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.