Staff E of the Old English Wordbook.
For a full list of etymological and other abbreviations used in these wordlists, see: Forshortenings.
Quickened | Old English | Kind | Meaning |
ea | éa | n | river |
ed- | ed- | pfx | again, back, re- |
eady | éadig | adj | wealthy, prosperous, blessed, happy |
edlean | edléan | n | reward |
edledge | edlǣcan | v | repeat |
ednew | ednīwian | v | renew |
edshaft | edscaft | n | regeneration, new creature |
edsight | edsihþ | n | respect |
edstathel | edstaðolian | v | restore |
edstall | edstalian | v | restore |
edwend | edwendan | v | return |
edwist | edwist | n | sustenance, food, being, substance |
eft, eft- | eft(-) | adv/pfx | again, back, (samehood [equivalent] of re-) |
eft | eftgian | v | repeat |
eftarise | eftárísan | v | resurrect, rise again |
eftchar | eftcyrran | v | return |
eftcome | eftcuman | v | return |
eftimind | eftgemindgian | v | remember |
eftlooking | eftlócung | n | respect, regard |
eftsit | eftsittan | v | reside |
eftsithe | eftsíð | n | journey back |
eftwharve | efthweorfan | v | return |
Egyptland | Egypta land | n | Egypt |
eight | éhtan | v | attack, persecute |
eight | eaht | n | assembly, council, estimation, esteem |
eith | egeþe | n | harrow |
eke | éacan | v | increase, augment, grow, add |
elk | elcian | v | put off, delay |
eldkind | ealdgecynd | n | original nature |
eldsithe | ealdgesíþ | n | old comrade |
eldwork | ealdgeweorc | n | old-standing work, the world |
eldspeech | ealdsprǣc | n | an old speech, history; proverb, byword |
eldweary | ealdwerig | adj | accursed from old times |
eldwit | ealdwita | n | sage, wise-man |
elland | elland | n | foreign country, strange land |
ellenmearth | ellenmǣrþ | n | glory of valour or courage |
ellenwood | ellenwōd | adj | furiously zealous |
eller | ellor | adv | elsewhere |
ellerfouse | ellorfūs | adj | desirous or ready to go elsewhere, ready to depart |
elning | elnung | n | encouragement, comfort |
elreardy | elreordig | adj | foreign-speaking, barbarous |
eltheed | elþēod | n | foreign nation, a strange people |
emnet | emnett | n | level ground; a plain |
endbird | endebyrd | n | order, arrangement |
endbird | endebyrdan | vb | to set in order, to arrange |
endbirdend | endebyrdend | n | one who orders or arranges |
endbirdness | endebyrdnesse | n | rank, order, class, succession, system, narrative, grand narrative |
eredays | ǣrdagas | n | days of yore |
erken | eorcnan/earcnan | adj | precious, noble, genuine |
ern | ern | n | grain, harvest |
ernth | ernð | n | crop (of grain) |
ersh | ersc | n | park, preserve |
eest | ēst/ēste | n | grace, favor, pleasure |
evenleether | efenhléoðor | n | harmony, union of sounds |
evenold | efeneald | adj | contemporary |
evensorrow | efensorgian | v | to compassionate, to be sorry for, to empathize, to sympathize |
evensorry | efensārig | v | compassionate |
eventhroe | efenþrōwian | v | sympathise |
eaves | efesian | v | to cut in the form of eaves, to round, to shear, to cut hair (?) |
ew | ǽw | n | divine law, tradition |
ewe | éowian, íewan | v | show, display, reveal, appear |
ewbreach | æwbryce | n | adultery, breaking of vows |
ewfast | æwfæst | adj | lawful, religious, married |
ewly | æwlíc | adj | lawful, legitimate, traditional |
ewis | ēawis | adv | apparently |