List of Old English Words in the OED/EV

Old English	sb	English
Eve	n	Evening, the day before.
Eve	vb	To immediately precede; as 'the night that eves the wedding day".
Eve	phr	"To Be On Eve (of something)" - a time immediately preceding. 2. to occur before some event.
Eve	phr	"Upon the Eve" - A time immediately preceding some action, eevnt, "To Be On Eve"
Even	n	The latter part of the day, evening, eve-tide, evening time. 2. the eve of a holy day or church festival; as 'Fasting-even' or Shrove Tuesday. 3. even the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight)
Even	vb	To make or become even. 2. make even or more even. 3. become even or more even. 4. make level or straight.
Even	adj	Of a piece of ground, country, etc., flat, plan, level, not hilly or sloping. 2, of a uniform height. 3. in a level position, horizontal; on an even level. 4. of surfaces or lines, uniform, without inequalit, smooth. 5. uniform throughout of colour, texture, quality, consistency. 6. of a path: straight and direct, 7. movement, speech: direct, straight forward, directly in front of. 8. of height: neither, higher or lower. 9. parallel. 10. accurate.
Even	adv	As an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected. 2. to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons even in spite of; notwithstanding. 4. to the full extent.
Even	phr	"Break Even" - make neither a profit or loss.
Even	phr	"Even a Little" - to any extent at all.
Even	phr	"Even As" - to do something, happen, at the very same time or moment as, just when somebody something else, something else happens.
Even	phr	"Even As We Speak" - right now, right at the moment, contemporaneously.
Even	phr	"Even Down" - of a person: upright, straight forward. 2. in a bad sense: downright, out and out. 3. of statements: downright, direct. 4. of things: downright, sheer, absolute.
Even	phr	"Even Forth" - straight on, equally. 2. to the extent of, in proportion to.
Even	phr	"Even If/ Though" - in spite of the fact or belief that something is the case, didn't happen or might have happen.
Even	phr	"Even Now/Then" - not at this or that moment (anymore than previously). 2. not manage, succeed, understand, believe. 3. at this precise moment (while somebody is doing something else).
Even	phr	"Even Off" - adjust for.
Even	phr	"Even Out" - level flat, without surface irregularities, smooth. 3. on the same level, plane or line, parallel. 4. free fro variation or fluctuations, regular. 4. equal in measure or quantity. 5. divisible by two, as a number. 6. denoted by such a number. 7. uniform in character, character or quality.
Even	phr	"Even So" - nevertheless, in spite of something that has happen, may or may not be true.
Even	phr	"Even the Score" - get one's back for some past action.
Even	phr	"Even Up" - to compensate exactly. 2. to bring into accord, reconcile. 3. to make equal. 4. to treat or represent as equal. 5. to put on the same level. 6. to talk of one person as a match for another in marriage. 7. to liken, compare. 8. to be or become even; to be equal or comparable. 9. to tally, agree with. 10. to act up to, keep pace with.
Even	phr	"Get Even" - get revenge; retaliate. 2. even up.
Even	phr	"On Even Keel" - smooth (a nautical term); generally plain, straightforward, uncomplicated.
Even-bell	n	A bell rung at evening time.
Even-down	adj	Of a person: upright, straight forward. 2. in a bad sense: downright, out and out. 3. of statements: downright, direct. 4. of things: downright, sheer, absolute.
Even-down	adv	Straight down, coming straight down.
Evener	n	One who or that which makes even; esp. one a ? to be an equal division of something.
Evenfall	n	Commencement of evening, fall, dusk, twilight; gloaming.
Even-handed	adj	Treating all alike; impartial; fair.
Evenhood	n	Equality; position of equality; equal dignity or rank. 2. impartiality, fairness, equity, equilibrium, well-balanced state of mind.
Evening	n	The coming of the 'even'. 2. the process or fast growing of dusk; the time at which dusk takes take. 3. the time just before sunset. 4. the close of the day. 5. the time from about sunset till bedtime. 6. transfig. & fig. the closing or declining period of a person's life; or of anything compared to the day. 7. an evening spent in a particular way; esp. an evening devoted to the entertainment of friends.
Evening	n	The action of making even or smooth. 2. the action of comparing. 3. the condition of being even, equality.
Eveningless	adj	Without or not having an evening
Evening-light	n	The light of evening.
Evening-like	adj	Resembling or characteristic of evening.
Eveningly	adv	Ever evening.
Evening out	n	See 'even out'
Evenings	adv	Taken place during the evenings.
Evening shift	n	Work done during the evening (4. pm. to midnight)
Evening song	n	A religious service, most commonly seen in the Anglican or Episcopal church, that takes place in the early hours of the evening.
Evening star	n	The planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening. 2. less commonly, the planet Mercury as seen in the western sky in the evening. 3. an evening primrose, Oenothera biennis.
Evening tide	n	Evening (poetic.)
Evening-wear	n	Clothes suitable for formal occasion in the evening.
Evenkind	n.	Of the same kindred
Evenleche	vb	Evenlock, to imitate.
Even-length	n	The equinox: the time when the days and nights are of equal length.
Evenless	adj	Without evenness, unrythmic, awkward.
Even-light	n	See 'Evening light'
Evenlike	adj.	Same, like, imitiable
Evenliness	n	The quality of being even; equality, evenness, stability, adaptation.
Evenling	n.	Equal, peer, of the same rank. 2. neighbour.
Evenlong	adj	Oblong, in an oblong form; straight along, in a line.
Evenly	adv	Equal; of the same character, degree, rank, weight. 2. of the same date. 3. equal to one's need; moderate. 4. of a person: fair, equitable, just, impartial. 5. of the grounds, roads, free from bumps, smooth, level, uniform.
Evenly	adv	In an even manner or degree. 2. uniform in surface or line; smooth. 3. without inequalities in level, from texture, consistency, depth of tint. 4. in a straight line, directly. 5. exactly, in an exact coincidence or agreement. 6. at the very moment; immediately. 7. of movement or action: without fluctuations, variation, equably, uniformly. 8. with equanimity or evenness of mind, security, tranquility. 9. without inclination to either side; in a state of equipoise. 10 under even conditions; without manifest advantage on their side. 11. impartiality, fairly, justly, equitably. 12. equally, in an equal degree or proportion. 13. in the same degree throughout. 14. in equal parts or shares; as much as one side as the other.
Even mete	n	Supper, evening meal.
Even-mete	adj	Of the same measure, size or standing.
Even-minded	adj	Having equanimity.
Even-mindedly	adv	In an even-minded manner; calmly and dispassionately.
Even-mindedness	n	The state of being calm, stable or composed, esp. under stress, equanimity.
Evenness	n	The quality of being even.
Even-next	adv	Neighbour.
Even-old	n	One who is the same age; a peer.
Even-old	adj.	Coeval, of the same age.
Evensong	n	Song sung at evening time.
Even-time	n	Eventide.
Evenwhile	n	Even-tide, even time.
Ever	adj.	Always, eternally
Ever	phr	'Am I Ever" - emphatically yes.
Ever	phr	"Did You Ever" - did you ever hear or see the like of. 2. an expression of puzzled surprize.
Ever	phr	"Ever Again" - never any time in the future.
Ever	phr	"Ever and Again" - now and then.
Ever	phr	"Ever and Often" - constant reiteration, continually.
Ever	phr	"Ever As" - as long as.
Ever	phr	"Ever Forth" - continually, constantly.
Ever	phr	"Ever in One" - unchanging.
Ever	phr	"Ever More" - increasingly (anxious, etc.) as time passes; more and more. 2. become, grow, seem. 3. extremely.
Ever	phr	"Ever Now and Now" - every now and then.
Ever	phr	"Ever Now and Then" -every now and then
Ever	phr	"Ever Now and Then Among" - every now and then
Ever	phr	"Ever since" - continuously since a specified time or event.
Ever	phr	"Ever So" - very, extremely. 2. very great etc. in number, quantity (of people, things) 3. many, much, few, little
Ever	phr	"Ever Such" - to say such with emphasis.
Ever	phr	"For Ever" - in all future time, for eternity, in perpetuity, incessantly.
Ever	phr	"For Ever and a Day" - for a very long time.
Ever	phr	"For Ever and Ever" - eternally.
Ever	phr	"Seldom if Ever" - never.
Ever	phr	"Seldom If Never" - never.
Ever-abiding	adj	Ever enduring.
Everbearer	n	A plant or plant variety that produces flowers and fruit continuously throughout the growing season.
Everbearing	adj	Being more or less continuously. 2. ever blooming of a tree, plant, flower, etc. 3. of fruit producing throughout the growing seasons in multiple times during a single growing season.
Everbeing	adj	That always is, eternal, everlasting.
Everbeingness	n	The state or condition of everbeing, being eternal, everlasting.
Ever-blessed	adj	Always blessed or adored.
Everblessing	adj	Always enjoying blessing; worthy to always be blessed or adored.
Everbrown	n	A plant that is for ever brown in colour.
Everburning	adj	Permanently burning, as the sun. 2. ever smoldering, smoking, slowly burning as of some forests.
Everfalling	adj	That which falls unceasingly.
Everflowing	adj	That which flows unceasingly.
Evergoing	adj	That which goes on or continues for ever.
Evergreen	n	A plant that keeps green throughout the entire year.
Evergreen	adj	Relating to a plant that keeps green throughout the entire year.
Ever-greenness	n	State or condition ogf being evergreen.
Evergrowing	adj	Which grows without ceasing, with no end in sight.
Everlast	n	Something that lasts always or forever, contiue, remain, endure.
Ever-lasting	adj	Lasting forever for a very long time; never-ending, endless, deathless, abiding, timeless.
Every-lasting	phr	"Every-lasting Love" - love lasting throughout life.
Everlastingly	adv	Continually, forever, forevermore, eternally, unceasingly, through all time.
Everlastingness	n	The absolute eternity; without beginning or end; or the past eternity, without beginning.
Everlasting-love	n	Lasting or enduring through all time, eternally, indefinitely.
Everlearning	n	Those who learn unceasingly, refusing to be content with their current level of knowing and always striving to learn more.
Everlearning	adj	Unceasingly learning, refusing to be content with current level and always striving to learn more.
Everylearning	phr	"Every Learning but Never Knowing" - a morbid obsession with novelty. 2. learning unceasingly, but really finding ' the truth.'
Everlive	vb	To live forever; live constantly or continually.
Everliving	adj	That lives or will live forever. 2. immortal of name or fame, etc.
Ever-livingness	n	The state or condition of being immortal.
Ever-loving	adj	That loves unceasingly or unconditionally.
Everly	adv	Always, continually, constantly.
Evermore	adv	For all future times; always, at all times, constantly, continually.
Everness	n	Perpetuity.
Evernew	adj	Ever new; remaining new not ageing.
Ever-ready	adj
Ever-shifting	adj	Which shifts frequently; and, presumably, will do so forever.
Ever since	adv	Continuously, since a specific time or event.
Everwhat	adj	No matter which, for any.
Ever-willing	adj
Everwise	adv	Eternally wise or having wisdom.
Every	det	All of a countable group, without exception. 2. used with ordinal number to denote those whose position is divisible by the corresponding cardinal number, or a position of equal size to that set.
Every	phr	"Every Bit As" - quite, every bit as.
Every	phr	"Every Bit, Every Whit" - altogether, entirely, quite.
Every	phr	"Every Cloud has a Silver Lining" - there are benefits even in seemimgly adverse situations.
Every	phr	"Every Day in Every Way, One is Getting Better and Better" - one can improve, is improving, one's life gradually over time by means of profound self examination
Every	phr	"Every Day is a School Day" - you learn something new every day.
Every	phr	"Every Dog Has Its Day" - good luck comes sooner or later. 2. everybody will, will at sometime in one's life, get one's turn at being successful.
Every	phr	"Every Inch" - totally completely
Every	phr	"Every King Needs His Queen" - every man needs a woman when his life is in a mess.
Every	phr	"Every Last" -every, without exception, used for emphasis.
Every	phr	"Every Last One" - Every person or item (in a group) included, with no person or item omitted; each and every.
Every	phr	"Every Little Bit Helps" - even though something that somebody has done for, or given to, one may be small, it it is not too small to be of some use; each gift though it may be small will eventually add up to a large total.
Every	phr	"Every Man and his/their Dog" - everybody; a large number of persons; most people.
Every	phr	"Every Man for Himself" - each person must look after himself or put him or herself first,
Every	phr	"Every Man is the Smith of his Own Well-being" - one must shape one's own future.
Every	phr	"Every Man's Right" - freedom to roam.
Every	phr	"Every Now and Again/Then" - on a number of occasions, at irregular intervals; every so often; now and again, now and then, from time to time.
Every	phr	"Every Once in a While" - every other while; at alternate periods; every now and then.
Every	phr	"Every One Else " - all other persons.
Every	phr	"Every Other " - alternate; every second in a series.
Every	phr	"Every Other Day" - every second (other in OE means second)day.
Every	phr	"Every Other Man" - missing the first, taking the second, and so on alternately; half or approximately half without actually numbering the particular group or or class.
Every	phr	"Every Other While" - at alternate periods; every now and then. 2. ever once in a while.
Every	phr	"Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud" - in seemingly positive situations, there are adverse aspects.
Every	phr	"Every So Often" - at irregular interval that may be frequent or not; every now and again; from time to time.
Every	phr	"Every Time" - whenever possible; whenever a choice can be made. 2. at each occasion that. 3. used to express a strong preference for something; whenever.
Every	phr	"Every Which Way" - every way, in every or all directions. 2. making up of each and all members of a group without exception. 3. being all possible. 4. being each of a specified succession of objects or intervals. 5. being the highest degree or expression of.
Every	phr	"Every which where" - more emphatic way of saying 'everywhere.'
Every	phr	"Every Whither" - in every direction.
Every	phr	"In Every Way" - in every direction, manner or respect.
Every bit	adj	Exactly, to its full degree, as 'the team looked every bit a premiership contender.'
Everybody	n	Every person; every one
Everybody	phr	"Everybody (everyone) and His Brother" - (("Every Man and their Dog"): everybody; a large number of persons; most people.
Everybody	phr	"Everybody and His Dog" - ("Every Man and their Dog"): everybody; a large number of persons; most people.
Everybody	phr	"Everybody and His Mother" ("Everyman and their Mother" : everybody; a large number of persons; most people.
Everyday	adj	Appropriate for ordinary use: rather than for special occasions. 2. commonplace, ordinary.
Everyday-man	n	The common man; as, 'the everyday man of this workday world'.
Every-dayness	n	The quality or state of happening every day, or frequently. 2. the product or result of happening everyday or frequently.
Every-day-world	n	Everyday life; the life of the ordinary man.
Every-day deal	n	A good deal (or one advertised as so.
Everyhow	adv	In every way.
Everylike	adj	Ever in a like fashion, continually.
Everyman	n	In literature: the archetypal ordinarily individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
Everyone	prn	Everybody; every person.
Everyone-else	prn	All other persons.
Every other	prn	A reciprocal pronoun.
Every smoker	n	A person who ever been a s smoker. 2. at person who has smoked at least one hundred cigarettes, etc. during the course of their lifetime.
Everything	prn	All the things under discussion; the essential consideration. 2. many of most things; a great deal. 3. all things; all the thing of a group or class.
Everything	phr	"Everything but the Kitchen Sink" - a lot of things.
Everything	phr	"Everything is Going One Way" - all that is happening is exactly as one wished; all that one has planned are in one's favor.
Everything	phr	"Everything Under the Sun" - everything.
Everything	phr	"Have Everything" - possess every attraction, advantage.
Everything	phr	"Hold Everything" - stop everything (you are doing).
Everything-maker	n	A maker of everything, usually contraptions. 2. the creator, God, supreme being.
Every way	adv	In every manner or way; in every direction. 2. in every respect.
Every-wayness	n	The quality of extending in every direction.
Everyways	adv	In every direction.
Everywhen	adv	At all times, always.
Everywhence	adv	From every direction.
Everywhere	adv	In any or every or part; in all places. 2. all over.
Everywhere	phr	"Here, There and Everywhere" - in ever possible place. 2. in all locations, ubiquitous.
Everywhere-always	adj	Omnipresent; everywhere-at-once, always-everywhere, every where-every when.
Every-whereness	n	Ubiquity.
Every-wheres	n	In all places; in every place; everywhere.
Every woman	n	In literature: the archetypal ordinarily woman, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
Evese	vb	Clip, cut hair, cut the coat of an animal, prune a tree, etc. 2. to cut short the hair of a person.
Evest	n	The evening star.
Eve-star	n	Evening star.
Eve-tide	n	Eventide
Eve time	n	Eve-tide, eventide.
Eve-weed	n	Hesperis matronalis: in reference to the fragrance of the blossom at evening.
Evil	n	Morally objectionable behavior. 2. the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice. 3. that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune.
Evil	adj	Having or exerting a malignant influence. 2. morally bad or wrong "evil purposes","an evil influence","evil deeds" evil having the nature of vice. 3. bad, harmful.
Evil	vb	To do evil, to harm, injure. 2. to ill-treat, to affect with disease. 3. to grow bad morally. 4. to fall ill, to be ill, sick.
Evil	phr	"Evil Doers are Evil Dreaders" - it is your suspicion, not your knowledge, which speaks.
Evil	phr	"Fall On Evil Days" - suffer unfortunate circumstances.
Evil	phr	"Give Somebody the Evil Eye" - the ability to cast an evil spell; do some harm, by means of a malevolent look, glare or glance.
Evil	phr	"Give Somebody the Evils" - glare at someone.
Evil	phr	"Speak Evil Of" - slander, denigrate.
Evil	phr	"The Falling Evil" - epilepsy.
Evil	phr	"To Have an Evil-head" - to be insane.
Evil	phr	"Put Off the Evil Day" - postpone something unpleasant for as long as possible.
Evil	phr	"The Evil That Men Do Lives After Them" - people will remember the bad or wrong things that somebody has done long after they have forgotten the good thing; the bad things that one does in one's lifetime continue to have an effect long after one's death.
Evil-boding	n	The prediction or foretelling of a coming evil.
Evil-boding	adj	Ominous, ill-boding, unpropitious.
Evil-doer	n	One who does malefaction; a malefactor.
Evil-doer	phr	"Evil Doers are Evil Dreaders" - it is your suspicion, not your knowledge, which speaks.
Evil-doing	n	The action of doing malefaction,
Evil-eye	n.	Look at with ill-will
Evil-eye	phr	"To Look With an Evil Eye" - a look of ill-will.
Evil-eyed	adj	A look thought capable of inflicting injury or bad luck on the person at whom it is directed
Evil-fare	n.	Ill-success, misfortune.
Evilful	adj	Malicious, harmful.
Evilfully	adv	In a harmful or malicious manner.
Evil-hearted	adj	Having or holding malice towards other, expressing extreme dislike or hatred.
Evil-laughter	n	A sound produced by a person with or uttering an evil laugh.
Evil-less	adj	Without evil, free from evil.
Evilly	adv	Viciously, wickedly, censureably. 2. with evil purpose or result; injuriously, maliciously, mischievously, noxiously. 3. unfavourably. 4. not well, badly, faulty, insufficiently, defectively, unhappily. 5. with difficulty, reluctantly, impatiently. 6. improperly, inappropriately.
Evil man	n	The devil.
Evil-minded	adj	Having evil thoughts or intentions.
Evil-mindedness	n	State or quality of having evil thoughts.
Evil-most	adj	Most evil. 2. most unlucky.
Evilness	n	Badness, viciousness, depravity, noxiousness. 2. ill-heaalth, illness. 3. poor or bad quality, inferiority.
Evil One	n	The Devil, Satan, Lucifer.
Evil-saying	n	Saying or uttering words of malice and ill-will.
Evil-speaking	adj	Speaking words of malice, slander and ill-will.
Evil-thewed	adj	Evil in manners and ways.
Evil-times	n.	An era or epoch of malevolence.
Evil-tongued	adj	Evil in word and utterances.
Evil twin	n	A duplicate or counterpart that acts in contrary, nefarious or insidious manner. 2. in computing, a rogue wireless access point near a legitimate one for the purpose of eavesdropping or phishing.
Evil-willed	adj	Having n evil, malicious wit or mind.
Evil-willer	n	One who wishes or wills evil upon another. 2. enemy, ill-wisher.
Evil-willing	n	Evil desire, malevolence, spite, hatred towards others.
Evil-willing	adj	Having evil desires. 2. malevolent, spiteful readiness towards others.
Evil-willingly	adv	Grudgingly, unwillingly.
Evil-wisher	n	One who wishes or wills evil upon another. 2. enemy, ill-wisher, evil-willer.
Evil-wishing	adj	Wishing bad luck, pain, misfortune on others.