ineye en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English *ineyen, eneien, eneyen, equivalent to in- + eye.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To innoculate or bud; ingraft or propagate (as a tree or plant) by the insertion of a bud.
One would be almost here tempted to believe, that Theophrastus means grafting, were it not for the climate of Attica, which may possibly have favourted the above practice of ineyeing.
1768, John Gibson, The Fruit-gardener:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ineyed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ineyed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ineyeing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ineying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | rare | lexicographic |
| ineyes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |