Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryEldest; firstborn. Only used in bastard eigne. · Of superior or prior rank.
From Middle English eigne, ayne, from Old French aisné, ainsné, from ainz (“before”) + né (“born”). Compare esnecy.
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- Inherited-form mentioneigne,ayneenm
- Derivation mentionaisné,ainsnéfro
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