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ealo-wǣge, ealu-wǣge, st. neut., ale-stoup, ale-can, tankard of ale, 481, 495, 2021.

ealu-scerwen, st. f., ale-dearth, tenor as of a dearth of ale, great terror, 769.

ēam, st. m., [“eme” Spenser] uncle, mother’s brother, 881.

eard, st. m., country, estate, home, abode, dwelling, 56, 104, 1621 (expanses), 1727, 2198, 2493, 2736, etc.

eardian, w. v.

(1) intrans., dwell, rest, 3050.

(2) trans., inhabit, 166; inf. wīc eardian, “take up his abode,” 2589.

eard-lufu, w. f., home-love, dear home?, 692. [Sievers § 279, N. 1.]

eard-weall, st. m., land-wall, 1224.

earfoð, st. neut., hardship, hard battling, endurance; acc. pl. earfeðo, 534.

earfoð-līce, adv., hardly, with difficulty, 86, etc.; with trouble, sorrowfully, 2822.

earfoð-þrāg, st. f., time of stress, time of tribulation, 283.

earg, adj., cowardly; gen. absolutely, earges sīð, “coward’s way,” 2541.

earm, st. m., arm, 513, etc.

earm, adj., wretched, 2368, 2938; weak fem. earme, 1117.

earmra, compar., more wretched, 577.

earm-bēag, st. m., arm-ring, armlet, 2763.

earm-hrēad, st. f., arm-ornament, 1194.

earm-līc, adj., wretched, miserable, 807.

earm-sceapen, adj. (pp.), wretched-shapen, miscreated, miserable, 1351, 2228.

earn, st. m., eagle, 3026.

eart, art, 352, 506, 2nd sg. pres. indic. of wesan (q. v.).

ēastan, adv., from the east, 569.

eatol, see atol.

ēaðe, ȳðe, adj., easy, pleasant, 228, 1002, etc.; once ēðe, 2586.

ēaðe, adv., easily, 478, etc.

ēað-fynde, adj., easy to find, 138.

ēawan, see ȳwan.

eaxl, st. f., [axle] shoulder, 835, etc.

eaxl-gestealla, w. m., shoulder-comrade, bosom friend, 1326, 1714.

ēc, see ēac.

ēce, adj., eternal, 108, etc.

ecg, st. f., edge (of a weapon), sword, 1106, 2506, etc.

ecg-bana, w. m., [edge-bane] slayer with a weapon, sword-slayer, 1262.

ecg-hete, st. m., edge-hate, sword-hate, hatred leading to war, 84, 1738.

ecg-þracu, st. f., edge-onset, sword-onset, armed attack, 596.

ed-hwyrft, st. m., return, change, reverse, 1281.

ēdre, see ǣdre, st. f.

ed-wenden, st. f., return, change, 1774, 2188.

edwīt-līf, st. neut., life of reproach, life of infamy, 2891.

efn, adj., even.

on efn, with dat., even with, beside, 2903.

efnan, æfnan, w. v., achieve, perform, accomplish, do, make, 1041, 1254, etc.; pp. geæfned, 3106; āð wæs geæfned, “the oath was sworn,” 1107.

ge-æfnan, w. v., perform, etc., 538.

efne, adv., even, 943, etc.

efstan, w. v., hasten, 1493, etc. [“Beiträge,” x. 506.]

eft, adv., after, afterwards, again, back, 56, 135, 123, 296, etc.

eft-cyme, st. m., back-coming, return, 2896.

eft-sīð, st. m., back-journey, return, 1332, etc.

ēg-clif, st. neut., sea-cliff, 2893.

egesa, st. m., fear, terror, 784, etc.; acc. egsan, 276.

eges-full, adj., terrible, 2929.