íecan

íecan
\íecan1 [ie·chan] wv/t1b 3rd pres íecþ past íecte/íhte ptp geíect/geíht to eke, increase, enlarge, add to w.d. or prep (with the idea of supplementing or completing w.d. or mid w.d.; with the idea of increase or augmentation; or by way of supplementing or completing (w.d. or mid w.d. the material of addition)), augment, prolong; fulfill, carry out [éac]; [to increase with (a) w.d.; (b) mid w.d.]

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • oþíecan — wv/t1b to add to [éac] …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • eke — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēac; akin to Old High German ouh also, Latin aut or, Greek au again Date: before 12th century archaic also II. transitive verb (eked; eking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Englis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • eke — eke1 /eek/, v.t., eked, eking. 1. to increase; enlarge; lengthen. 2. eke out, a. to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously: They managed to eke out a living by farming a small piece of land. b. to supplement; add to; stretch: to eke… …   Universalium

  • mágeéct — adj augmented; ptp of íecan …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • écan — see íecan …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • ícan — see íecan …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • ícean — see íecan …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • ícend — m ( es/ ) a promoter, producer, father, progenitor, one who increases or augments [auctor] [íecan] …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • íecend — m ( es/ ) a promoter, producer, father, progenitor, one who increases or augments [auctor] [íecan] …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • íht — f ( e/ a) increase; der íecan …   Old to modern English dictionary

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