eaþe

eaþe

Old English

Alternative forms

• eaþ, īeþe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *auþuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæːɑ̯θe/, [ˈæːɑ̯ðe]

Adjective

ēaþe

1. easy, smooth, not difficult

Declension

Weak							Strong
case	singular			plural			case	singular			plural
	m	n	f					m	n	f	m	n	f
nominative	ēaþa	ēaþe	ēaþe	ēaþan			nom.	ēaþe	ēaþe	ēaþu	ēaþe	ēaþu, -e	ēaþa, -e
accusative	ēaþan	ēaþe	ēaþan				acc.	ēaþne	ēaþe	ēaþe	ēaþe	ēaþu, -e	ēaþa, -e
genitive	ēaþan			ēaþra, ēaþena			gen.	ēaþes	ēaþes	ēaþre	ēaþra
dative	ēaþan			ēaþum			dat.	ēaþum	ēaþum	ēaþre	ēaþum
							instrumental	ēaþe

Adverb

ēaþe (comparative ēaþ, superlative ēaþost)

1. easily

Noun

ēaþe n

1. that which is easy, the easy

   Þæt nán wiht ne sý þæs eáðes ne þæs earfoðes — Wlfst. 185, 1.

Derived terms

• ēaþiġ

Descendants

• Middle English: eath, ethe, eythe
  • English: eath
  • Scots: eith