‘E’

Old English English
Eade, Eadi adj. Rich , happy, prosperous, blessed. Also: eadily, eadiness, eadmede: humility, gentileness.
Ean n. Of ewes. to bring forth lambs. Eanling: a young lamb. Eaning-mood: time of lambing
Ear n. Organ of hearing in men and animals.
Earl n. a man of noble rank
Earn n. Dwelling, hut, a place. Barn (barley earn), sleepern, hordern.
Earn vb. To curdle milk
Earth vb To plough, bury
Earthdin n. Earthquake
Earthling n. Farmer
Earwort n. Dysophilia auricularis, supposed to cure deafness
Easle n. Hot ashes, cinders
Eassin vb. To desire strongly
Eathe adj. Easy, not difficult. eathbele: easy to amend; eatheget: easy to obtain; eathluke: easy to pull. Uneath: difficult.
Eathness n. Easiness.
Eavesing n. Trim, edge
Ebbiness n. Shallowness
Ebbless adj. Not liable to ebb, or to fall to a low point.
Eber adj. Open, manifest, flagrant
Eccle n. Aim, intent (variant of ettle)
Eche adj. Everlasting, eternal (variant Echelich.
Eche vb. Enlarge, increase, grow, add.
Ed adj. Distinguished in war, brave
Ed pref, Again, after, once more. 2. humble, meek
Edbote n. Restitution, amends, satisfaction
Edcher n. Blood vessel, vein
Edgrew n. The aftermath
Edgelong, Edgeling adj. Edgeways, on edge,
Edhalde n. withstand, keep back, edhold
Edlen n. Reward
Edgelong, Edgeling n.
Edmede n. Gentleness, humbleness. Also Edmodly, Edmodness
Edmod adj. Humble, meek, gentle. Also Edmodly,
Edwit n. Reproach, rebuke, taunt, taunting
Edwite vb. Blame, taunt, reproach
Efter-chare vb. Return, Char (from cyrr OE: aturn)
Eftwhile vb. Repay
Egleche adj. Valiant, brave
Eightsome n. Eight person group; Octet
Eiland n. Foriegn land
Eisful adj. Fearful, terrible. Also Eislike
Eisfolk n. Frightening or terifying person; a terrorist. Also Eisman
Eisle vb. Frighten
Eke vb. Add, increase, lengthen
El suf. Denoting diminution
Elchur adv. Elsewhere, otherwise, besides
Elded adj. Inveterate
Eldfather n. Patriarch, ancestor, forebear, grandfather
Eldmen n. Seniors, elders
Eldness n. Oldness, antiquity
Eldtimes n. Old times,
Eldnying adj. Jealous, suspicious Also variant: Eyndill
Eldring n. Elders, parents, ancestors
Eldship n. Old age
Ele n. oil
Eling n. Unction
Elesew n. Juice,
Elne n. Courage, strength, ellen. 2. Comfort, grace in theological matters, elning
Ellenless n. Powerless
Els suff. for example: Buriels (not plural); raedels: riddle.
En fem. suff Gyden: goddess; wylfen: she-wolf.
End-day n. Death’s day, apocalypse, revelation.
Ende n. Duck
Endermost adj. Nearest to the end.
Endless adj. Eternal, everlasting.
Endship n Small, outlying township
Endware n. Ware collectively
Ene adv. On one occasion, once as opposed to often.
Englaland n. England.
Enough-bote n. Satisfaction in compensation for injury.
Enoughly adj. Sufficiently.
Ewde n. Flock of sheep. Usu. spelt: oewde
Er suff. person according to their profession.
Erd n. The land where one dwells, native, a region, country.
Erd-folk n. People of the land
Erde vb. Live, dwell, inhabit
Erde n. State, condition, disposition, temper; distinct etymology from Erde (vb).
Erding n.
Ere adj. Before, earlier, long ago. 2. sooner
Erelong adj. Before the lapse of much time.
Erendrake n. Messenger, ambassador.
Erenow adv. before this time; prior.
Erer adj. Former.
Erfeward n. Heir, (Erfe: inheritance & ward: keeper), rich, inheritance
Erfe n. Cattle
Erfe-blood n. Blood of an animal or cattle
Erfe-kin n. Breed of animal or cattle
Erm adj. Poor
Erme vb. Grieve or sorrow
Erming n. Grieving, sadness
Ermlike adj. Pitiable. Also: Ermlich.
Ermthe n. Poverty, wretchedness
Ern vb. To run as water; to flow as a river
Ernde vb. Intercede
Ernding n. Intercession
Erst adj. First, earlier in time, or serial order
Erstwhile adj. former
Erye vb. Plough; a form of ear & earth.
Es n. Carrion, carrion as bait
Esne n. Designation of class of domestic slaves: the underclass, the exploited, the exploited worker.
Este n. Pleasure, grace, favour, delight, luxury, enjoyment or fine taste of food, dainty food 2. bounty, munificience. 3. Of persons: kind, gracious, pleasant; of persons: pleasant, gracious, savoury
Estdeed n. Act or deed of kindness
Estful adj. dainty, fastidious, luxurious; hence: estfulness & estlike
Estriche n. Eastern kingdom, eastrike
Eteliche adj. grevious, etelike
Etenish adj. Gigantic, ettenish
Ethe vb. To breathe. 2.Ask, swear, adjure, take oath before Witan
Ethem n. Breath, vapour
Ethel n. Ancestral land or estate, native land, A form of athel – nobly born
Ette vb. To seek to bring out, to purpose; to direct, eg a missile at s.t. 2. arrange, set in order, prepare, 3. To guess, conjecture, divine
Ettle n. Aim, intent, purpose, chance, opportunity
Ettling n. Intention, purpose, endeavour, estimation, without guessing, ascertainment
Even pref. In the sense of a fellow, Even-next: neighbour; evenhood: equality; even-old: coeval, of the same age
Even in comb. Straight, level.
Evenhood n. Equality
Evenkin n. Of the same kindred
Evenlike adj. Same, like, imitiable
Evenling n. Equal, peer, of the same rank
Even-old adj. Coeval, of the same age
Ever adj. Always, eternally
Evese vb. Clip, cut hair, coat of an animal, prune tree
Evil adj. Bad, harmful
Evil-eye n. Look at with ill-will
Evil-fare n. Ill-sucess
Evil-most n. Evilness
Evil-time n. Unlucky state
Ewte n. Loyalty also spelt: lewte, lewty
Eye n. Organ of sight
Eye-bree n. Eyelash
Eyebright adj. Clear
Eyehole n. Eye socket
Eyelast n. Deformity
Eyelest adj. Aweless, fearfulness
Eye-of-the-Day n. Sun
Eye-of-the-Night n. Star
Eyeshot n. Range of the eye, seeing distance, view
Eyesome adj. Pleasant to the eye, fetching, beautiful
Eyethurl n. Window
Eyewater n. Tear(s)
Eythe n. A harrow

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