eaþe

Old English

Alternative forms

eaþ, īeþe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *auþuz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæːɑ̯θe/, [ˈæːɑ̯ðe]

Adjective

ēaþe

easy, smooth, not difficult

Declension

Weak							Strong
case	singular			plural			case	singular			plural
case	m	n	f	plural			case	m	n	f	m	n	f
nominative	ēaþa	ēaþe	ēaþe	ēaþan			nom.	ēaþe	ēaþe	ēaþu	ēaþe	ēaþu, -e	ēaþa, -e
accusative	ēaþan	ēaþe	ēaþan	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
dative	ēaþan			ēaþum			instrumental	ēaþe

Adverb

ēaþe (comparative ēaþ, superlative ēaþost)

easily

Noun

ēaþe n

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

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