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Evin
evin
evin
Scots
Alternative forms
- evyn, evyne
Etymology
From Middle English evene, efene, efne (“ability, nature”), from Old Norse efni (“material, stuff”), from Proto-Germanic *abniją (“material”), from Proto-Indo-European *op- (“to work; income, wealth”). Cognate with Icelandic efni (“content”), Swedish ämne (“subject, substance, material, topic”), Danish evne (“ability”).
Noun
evin (plural evins)