e'en

[ een ]

adverbChiefly Literary.

contraction of even¹.

Other definitions for e'en (2 of 2)

e'en²

[ een ]

nounChiefly Literary.

evening.

Origin of e'en

Contraction of even²

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use e'en in a sentence

For all we knew, she would be Jodie Foster in Nell, muttering chik-abee ta-ta een tha wayeen.
The Monica Column You Least Expected | Kevin Bleyer | May 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And he aye minded sinsyne, when first he set his een upon her, he had the same cauld and deidly grue.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | Various
A' the life o' his body, a' the strength o' his speerit, were glowerin' frae his een.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | Various
It was an unco thing to see hawks pike out hawks' een, or ae kindly Scot cheat anither.
The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander Hislop
Sweeft as the eagle fa'ing upon his prey, fa's MacMuller, a licht o' joy in his een, his bullets twangin' like hairp-strings.
Tam O' The Scoots | Edgar Wallace

Ees eet dat de amiable Mrs. Croydon she do have a deeferent husband leek a sailor mans een all de harbors?
Love in a Cloud | Arlo Bates

British Dictionary definitions for e'en

e'en

/ (iːn) /

adverb, nounpoetic, or archaic

a contraction of even 2, evening

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse