A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 70 : +Eest+, _adj._ and _sb._ east, W (Mt. 8. 11), MD; +est+, S, S2, C2, C3, Prompt.; +aest+

+Eest+, _adj._ and _sb._ east, W (Mt. 8. 11), MD; +est+, S, S2, C2, C3, Prompt.; +aest+, Prompt.--AS. _east_: Icel. _austr_; cp. OHG. _ost_ (_ostana_, 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; +aeft+, 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. _eft-sona_.

+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 +E?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.

+Eggen+, _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 +E?e+.

+Egle+, _sb._ eagle, C2, PP.--AF. _egle_, OF. _aigle_; Lat. _aquila_.

+Egleche+, _adj. pl._ war-like, S.--AS. _agleca_, _agl?cea_, a warrior, _vexator_ (Grein). See +E?e+.

+Egre+, _adj._ eager, sharp, fierce, C2, PP.--AF. _egre_, OF. _aigre_; Lat. _acrem_.

+Egremoin+, _sb._ agrimony, C3; see +Agrimony+.

+Ehe+; see +E?e+.

+Ehte+, _sb._ property, S; +echte+, S; see +Auhte+.

+Eie+; see +E?e+.

+Eighte+, _num._ eight, C3; +ei?te+, MD; +eihte+, PP; +eyhte+, PP; +a?te+, S2; +a?t+, S2; +aehte+, MD.--AS. _eahta_ (_ahta_); cp. OHG.

_ahto_, Lat. _octo_.

+Eighte+, _ord._ eighth, G, PP.--AS. _eahtoe_. Cf. +Achtande+.

+Eightene+, _num._ eighteen, MD; +aehtene+, S; +auchtene+, 83.--AS.

_eahta-tene_.

+Eightetethe+, _ord._ eighteenth, C2.--AS. _eahta-teoa_.

+Eihte+, _sb._ property, S; +eyhte+, S; see +Auhte+.

+Eild+; see +Elde+.

+Eire+, _sb._ journey, circuit, SkD. _Phr._: +ane ayr+, on circuit, S3.--AF. and OF. _eire_, _eyre_, _oire_, _oirre_, from _errer_, _edrer_, to make one's way, from Lat. _iter_, journey; see Constans.

+Eiren+, _sb. pl._ eggs, PP; +eirun+, W2; see +Ey+.

+Eise+; see +Ese+.

+Eisel+, +Eisil+, _sb._ vinegar; see +Aisille+.

+Eisful+, _adj._ terrible, MD.--AS. _egesful_.

+Eislich+, _adj._ terrible, MD; +eiseliche+, S.--AS. _egeslic_: OS.

_egislik_; from AS. _egesa_: OS. _egiso_, horror; cp. OHG. _egiso_ (Otfrid).

+Eisliche+, _adv._ terribly, S; +aisliche+, timorously, S3.--AS.

_egeslice_.

+Eier+, _adj._ either, S, S2; +aeier+, MD; +ayer+, S2; +aier+, S; +eyer+, S, S2; +ethir+, W; +er+, S.--AS. _?-g-hwaeer_; Sievers, 347.

+Ekeu+, _v._ to ake, MD; see +Aken+.

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+Elch+; see +Eche+.

+Elde+, _sb._ an age (of the world), age, time of a man's life, maturity, full age, old age, length of time, PP, S, S2, S3, G; +eelde+, W; +ealde+, S; +helde+, S; +ulde+, MD; +eld+, MD, S2; +held+, S2; +eild+, S2.--AS. _eldu_, _yldu_. See +Old+.

+Elde+, _v._ to grow old, H; +elded+, _pp._, S2; +eldid+, H.--AS.

_ealdian_.

+Elder+, _comp._ older, S, C2; see +Old+.