eath
eath adjective: easy; not hard or difficult.
Adjective
eath (comparative eather, superlative eathest)
- Easy; not hard or difficult.
- There, as he look'd, he saw the canvas rent, / Through which the voice found eath and open way.1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XIX, lxi
- At these advantages he knowes 'tis eath to cope with her quite severed from her maids.1609, Thomas Heywood, Troia Britanica, or Great Britain's Troy
Adverb
eath
- Easily.
- He rub'd, and prickt, and pierst her to the bones, / Digging as farre as eath he might for stones ...1593, Thomas Nashe, The Choice of Valentines, lines 142-143
- Their food and their raiment he eith can supply.1823, J. Kennedy, Poems
Antonyms of eath
Forms of eath
| comparative | eather |
|---|---|
| superlative | eathest |
| alternative form | eathe |
| alternative form | eeth |
| alternative form | eith |
| alternative form | aith |
Origin of eath
From Middle English ethe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Cognate with Scots eith (“easy”), Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi (“easy, effortless”), Middle High German œde (“easy”), Old Norse auðr, auð- (“easy”), Icelandic auð (“(adverb) easily”), auð- (“easy”). More at easy.
Words formed from eath
Questions about eath
- What does eath mean?
- Eath means easy; not hard or difficult.
- What part of speech is eath?
- Eath can be an adjective or an adverb.
Words near eath in the dictionary
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