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Staff E of the Old English Wordbook.

For a full list of etymological and other abbreviations used in these wordlists, see: Forshortenings.


A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S U W Y



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
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