Dwelling, _sb._ delay. Alys. 5208. HD. 1352
Dwole, _sb._ == error, trick. O. and N. 823, AS. dwola
---- _adj._ == false, deceitful. O and N. 924
Ear, _sb._ (of the body). RG. 492. AS. eáre
Eardingstowe, _sb._ == dwelling-place. O. and N. 28. AS. eardungstow
Earn, _v. a._ == gain, realize. O. and N. 1202. AS. earnian
Earnest, _sb._ == earnestness. RG. 121, 401
Earth, _sb._ == the world. Wright’s L. P. p. 68.
---- _v. n._ == to dwell. HD. 739. AS. eardian
Earthgrine, == earthquake. RG. 530. AS. grynd, an abyss
Earthgrythe, _sb._ == earthquake. RG. 414. ON. gríð == vehemence, violent motion
Easy, _adj._ == slack. Body and Soul, 115
Eat, _v. a._ 143 β. pret. ‘at.’ 274 B. ‘ete.’ RG 408. part. ‘y-ete.’ 311 β
Ech, _adj._ == eternal. O. and N. 742. AS. éce.
Eche, _v. a._ == increase. Rel. S. v. 126. AS. eácan
Edged, _adj._ [i-egged] (of a sword). RG. 274
Edissehen, _sb._ == quail. Ps. civ. 40. AS. edisc-hen, from ‘edisc,’ a park
Edmod, _adj._ == mild, humble. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21. AS. eádmod
Edneth. Rel. Ant. i. 114; possibly a mistake for ‘endeth,’ i.e. comes to an end
Edwyt, _sb._ == scorn. RG. 379. AS. edwíte
Eft, _sb._ pl. ‘evetis.’ Alys. 6126; ‘eveten.’ M. Ode, 138. AS. efete
Egging, _sb._ == incitement. Wright’s L. P. p. 106. AS. eggian
Ehte, _sb._ == goods, property. Alys. 1507; [eiȝte]. O. and N. 1151; [eyghtis]. Alys. 1573. AS. ǽht
Eirmonger, _sb._ == eggseller. St Swithin, 69
Eisliche, _adj._ == fearful. M. Ode, 142. AS. egeslíc
Either, _adj._ [eithe]. RG. 62; [aither]. 434 β
Eke, _adv._ == also. RG. 374, 378; [ekyn]. RG. 165
Eker, _sb._ == watercress, weed. Alys. 6175. AS. eácerse
Eke, _v. a._ == to avenge? RG. 474. Probably an error for ‘wreke.’ See the parallel passage in the Life of Beket, 1948 B., where the reading is ‘wreke’
---- _v. n._ == become old [ealdi]. M. Ode, st. 1
Eleventh, _adj._ [endlefte]. RG. 414, 408
Elidelik, _adj._ (‘eldelike’ in MS.) == elderly. Ritson’s AS. viii. 39
Eling, _adj._ == wretched. 637 β. Dan. elendig. ON. eligr
Else, _adv._ [elles]. Wright’s L. P. p. 36. [el]. RG. 451. ‘El’ is the old nominative, of which ‘else’ or ‘elles’ is the genitive used absolutely. Cf. the old Lat. gen. ‘alias’
Embe, _prep._ == concerning, for; ‘embe noȝt’ == in vain. St Kath. 214