een1 (en)

A contraction of even1. Formerly often written ene. IMG:content-0231.png:[blocks in formation] -eer. [F. -ier, place of residence, mountaineer, garreteer, etc. eerie, a. See eery. eerily (ē'ri-li), adv. In an eery, strange, or unearthly manner. It spoke in pain and woe; wildly, eerily , urgently. Charlotte Bronte , Jane Eyre, xxxv. eerine (ē'ri-nes), n. of being eery. Also spelled earine . The character or state [Sc., also written eiry, 1. Such as to inspire