EÎ This letter combination represents the sound /ɛr/. It's not very common. It's found in nouns and adjectives where the stem ends in -eire. E.g. to impair, the impairment [Modern English] to empeire, þi empeîment [Inglish] Citations: https://www.etymonline.com/word/impair#etymonline_v_1546 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/impair_v?tab=factsheet#824069 https://www.etymonline.com/word/impairment#etymonline_v_42235 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/impairment_n?tab=factsheet#825017