- éacian
- wv/i2 to add, increase, be enlarged, be augmented; become pregnant, conceive, bring forth; to produce, bring forth
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eke — {{11}}eke (adv.) also (obsolete), from O.E. eac, cognate with O.S., O.Du. ok, O.N., Goth. auk, O.Fris. ak, O.H.G. ouh, Ger. auch also; probably related to EKE (Cf. eke) (v.). {{12}}eke (v.) c.1200, eken to increase, lengthen, north England and E … Etymology dictionary
nickname — (n.) mid 15c., misdivision of ekename (c.1300), an eke name, lit. an additional name, from O.E. eaca an increase, related to eacian to increase (see EKE (Cf. eke); also see N (Cf. N)). As a verb from 1530s. Related: Nicknamed; nicknaming … Etymology dictionary
eke — eke1 [i:k] verb (eke something out) make something last longer by using or consuming it frugally. ↘manage to make a living with difficulty: many traders barely eked out a living. Origin OE ēacian, ēcan (in the sense increase ), of Gmc origin.… … English new terms dictionary
au̯eg-, u̯ōg-, aug-, ug- — au̯eg , u̯ōg , aug , ug English meaning: to magnify, increase Deutsche Übersetzung: “vermehren, zunehmen” Note: with s forms au̯ek s , auk s , u̯ek s , uk s Material: O.Ind. ugrá “immense” (compounds Sup. ōjīyas , ōjiṣ̌ṭha “… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
eke — eke1 [ēk] vt. eked, eking [ME eken, to increase < OE eacan & eacian: see WAX2] Now Dial. to make larger or longer; increase to make larger or longer; increase eke out 1. to add to so as to make sufficient; supplement [to eke out an income with … English World dictionary
