A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Eest, adj. and sb. east, W (Mt. 8. 11), MD; est, S, S2, C2, C3, Prompt.; A|st, Prompt.—­AS. A(C)ast:  Icel. austr; cp.  OHG. A cubedst (A cubedstana, Otfrid).

Efenn; see Euen.

Effecte, sb. effect, MD; affecte, H.—­Lat. effectus.

Effer, Effeir; see Afere.

Effnenn, v. to make equal or even, S; see Euenen. [Addition]

Effray, sb. terror, S3; fray, S3.  Cf. Affray.

Efning; see Euenynge.

Eft, adv. again, afterwards, S, S2, S3, C2, W; A|ft, MD; efte, S3.—­AS. eft.

Efter, prep. after, S, S2; see After.

Eft-sone, adv. again, soon after, S, S2, C3; eftsoone, W; efsone, S2.—­AS. eftsA cubedna.

Eft-Sones, adv. soon after, S.

Egal, adj. equal, CM; egalle, S3, CM,—­OF. egal; Lat. aequalem.

Egalite, sb. equality, CM.—­OF. egalite; Lat. aequalitatem.

Egen; see E3*e.

Egge, sb. edge, W; eg, Voc., CM; egges, pl., MD; eggez, S2.—­AS. ecg:  OS. eggia, see Sievers, 258; cp.  Lat. acies.

Eggement, sb. instigation, C3.

Egggen, v. to sharpen, to incite, provoke, MD, H, CM; eggede, pt. s., S2; egged, S3, P; y-egged, pp., MD; i-egged, MD.—­Icel. eggja.

Eggyyng, sb. instigation, S2, CM; eggyngis, pl H.

Eghe; see E3*e.

Egle, sb. eagle, C2, PP.—­AF. egle, OF. aigle; Lat. aquila.

Egleche, adj. pl. war-like, S.—­AS. aglA(C)ca, aglA|*cea, a warrior, vexator (Grein).  See E3*e.

Egre, adj. eager, sharp, fierce, C2, PP.—­AF. egre, OF. aigre; Lat. acrem.

Egremoin, sb. agrimony, C3; see Agrimony.

Ehe; see E3*e.

Ehte, sb. property, S; echte, S; see Auhte.

Eie; see E3*e.

Eighte, num. eight, C3; ei3*te, MD; eihte, PP; eyhte, PP; a3*te, S2; a3*t, S2; A|hte, MD.—­AS. eahta (ahta); cp.  OHG. ahto, Lat. octo.

Eighte, ord. eighth, G, PP.—­AS. eahtoA deg.e.  Cf. Achtande.

Eightene, num. eighteen, MD; A|htene, S; auchtene, 83.—­AS. eahta-tA(C)ne.

Eightetethe, ord. eighteenth, C2.—­AS. eahta-tA(C)oA deg.a.

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