EY This letter combination represents the sound /eɪ/. It typically comes at the end of nouns: E.g. prey they -> þey It's also used in gerunds from -eie verbs: E.g. conveying -> conveyiŋ obeying -> obeyiŋ preying -> preyiŋ sleying -> sleyiŋ purveying -> pôveyiŋ surveying -> sôveyiŋ