Est, adj. east, S, S2, C2, C3, Prompt. Comb.:  est del, the east, S2; estward, eastward; C2; see Eest.

Estat, sb. state, C, MD; estaat, C3; astate, S3, NED; estate, PP; astates, pl., ranks, S3.—­OF. estat; Lat. statum.  Cf. Stat.

Estatlich, adj. dignified, C.

Este, sb. favour, grace, delicacy, dainty, S; esten, pl., S; estene, gen., S.—­AS. A(C)st:  OS. anst, OHG. anst (Otfrid):  Goth, ansts (stern ansti-).

Este, adj. pleasant, kind, S2, MD.—­AS. A(C)ste.

Ester, sb.  Easter, S, S2; estren, dat., S. Comb.:  estrene dae, Easter-day, S.—­AS. A(C)astro, sb. pl. the passover, easter-tide, eastrena (gen. pl.), from Eastre, the AS. form of the name of a German goddess of light and spring sunshine; see Grimm, Teut.  M., p. 289.

Estre, sb. being, nature, quality, also, the place where one is, dwelling, quarters, chambers, or inner part of a house, HD, MD; estres, pl., C, HD, CM; esters, CM.—­OF. estre, a sb. from an infin. (Bartsch); Late Lat. essere, to be; see Brachet (s.v. Atre).  See also estre in Cotg.

Estrin-land, sb.  Eastern land, S2.  See Est.

Esy, adj. easy, gentle, MD, C, PP, Prompt.; eesy, MD.—­OF. aisie.  See Ese.

Et, prep, at, S. Comb.:  et-foren, before, S.—­AS. A|t.

Eten, v. to eat, S, C2, PP; A|ten, S; eoten, S; eet, PP; hete, S; ett, pr. s., S; eet, PP; et, PP; et, pt. s., S; ete, S2; eet, C2, C3, PP; A|ten, pl., S; eten, S, C2, PP; eoten, S; eeten, G; eten, pp., S, PP; i3*eten, S, S2; i3*ete, S2; y-ete, S2; eyt, S3.—­AS. etan, pt. s. A|*t (pl. A|*ton), pp. eten, see Sievers, 391, 3; Goth, itan, see Douse, p. 44.

Eterne, adj. eternal, C, HD.—­OF. eterne; Lat. aeternum.

Etforen, Ethalden; see At-fore, At-halden.

Eth, adj. easy, H; eaA deg., S, MD.—­AS. A(C)aA deg.e, A(C)A deg.e: OS. A cubedA deg.i; cp.  Goth, authis, desert, waste, see Weigand (s.v. Ade).

Eth-, prefix, easily.—­Cp.  AS. A(C)ap-, A(C)p-, A1/2p-; cp.  Icel. auA deg.-.

EA deg.e, adv. easily, S, HD; eaA deg.e, S.

EA deg.e-lich, adj. slight, light, S.

Ethelyng, sb. a noble, S; see Atheling.