Old English · adjective
eaþe
Normalised ēaþe
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑː.θe/[ˈæ͜ɑː.ðe]
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑː · θe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- easily
eaþe1 · adjective · alternative form
Senses
-
alternative form of īeþe
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ēaþe | ēaþuēaþo | ēaþe |
| Accusative | ēaþne | ēaþe | ēaþe |
| Genitive | ēaþes | ēaþre | ēaþes |
| Dative | ēaþum | ēaþre | ēaþum |
| Instrumental | ēaþe | ēaþre | ēaþe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ēaþe | ēaþaēaþe | ēaþuēaþo |
| Accusative | ēaþe | ēaþaēaþe | ēaþuēaþo |
| Genitive | ēaþra | ēaþra | ēaþra |
| Dative | ēaþum | ēaþum | ēaþum |
| Instrumental | ēaþum | ēaþum | ēaþum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ēaþa | ēaþe | ēaþe |
| Accusative | ēaþan | ēaþan | ēaþe |
| Genitive | ēaþan | ēaþan | ēaþan |
| Dative | ēaþan | ēaþan | ēaþan |
| Instrumental | ēaþan | ēaþan | ēaþan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ēaþan | ēaþan | ēaþan |
| Accusative | ēaþan | ēaþan | ēaþan |
| Genitive | ēaþraēaþena | ēaþraēaþena | ēaþraēaþena |
| Dative | ēaþum | ēaþum | ēaþum |
| Instrumental | ēaþum | ēaþum | ēaþum |
eaþe2 · adverb
Senses
-
easily
Ac hit mæġ ēaðe ġesǣlan, ġif wē him swelc secgað, ðæt hīe ēac mid ūs ðā ōðre tǣlen, and hīe ðonne eft hira selfra ġescamiġe, ðonne hīe ġemunað ðæt hīe ðæt ilce dōð ðæt hīe on ðǣm ōðrum tǣldon.
It can easily happen that, if we tell them such things, they will also join us in blaming the others, and afterwards be ashamed of themselves, remembering that they do the same that they blamed in the others.
late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
All forms (11)
Etymology
See īeþe.
From Proto-Germanic *auþê ~ *auþô. Equivalent to īeþe (“easy”) + -e (“-ly”).
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