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EÁÐE

  • noun [ feminine ]
  • adjective
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Grammar
EÁÐE, éðe, ýðe; comp. m. eáðera , eáðra ; f. n. eáðere , eáðre ; sup. eáðost ; adj.
Easy, smooth; făcĭlis, lēvis
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  • Gode þancedon ðæs ðe him ýþ-láda eáðe wurdon

    they thanked God for that the wave-paths had been easy [ = smooth] to them,

    • Beo. Th. 462
      • ;
    • B. 228
      • .

  • Eáðere ys olfende to farenne þurh nǽdle þyrel, ðonne se ríca and se wélega on Godes ríce gá

    it is an easier [thing] for a camel to go through a needle's eye than a powerful and wealthy man to go into God's kingdom,

    • Mk. Bos. 10,
      • 25.

  • Eáðre is ðæt heofen and eorþe gewíton, ðonne án stæf of ðære ǽ fealle

    it is an easier [thing] that heaven and earth pass away than one letter of the law fail,

    • Lk. Bos. 16,
      • 17.
Etymology
[
Chauc, ethe, eythe easy; esy light, gentle:
R. Glouc. eþ:
Laym. æðe, eð:
Orm. æþ:
Scot. eith, eyth, eth:
O. Sax. óði:
Icel. auð, adverbial prefix, easy
.]
Derived forms
un-éade
Linked entries
v.  eáþ éðe íð íðe íðe-líce.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “EÁÐE.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/8771.

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Word-wheel

  • EÁÐE, n.; adj.

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