eaþe

Old English

Alternative forms

• ēaþ, īeþe, ēþe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *auþuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑː.θe/, [ˈæ͜ɑː.ðe]

Adjective

ēaþe

1. easy, smooth, not difficult

Declension

Declension of ēaþe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēaþe	ēaþu, ēaþo	ēaþe
Accusative	ēaþne	ēaþe	ēaþe
Genitive	ēaþes	ēaþre	ēaþes
Dative	ēaþum	ēaþre	ēaþum
Instrumental	ēaþe	ēaþre	ēaþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēaþe	ēaþa, ēaþe	ēaþu, ēaþo
Accusative	ēaþe	ēaþa, ēaþe	ēaþu, ēaþo
Genitive	ēaþra	ēaþra	ēaþra
Dative	ēaþum	ēaþum	ēaþum
Instrumental	ēaþum	ēaþum	ēaþum

Declension of ēaþe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēaþa	ēaþe	ēaþe
Accusative	ēaþan	ēaþan	ēaþe
Genitive	ēaþan	ēaþan	ēaþan
Dative	ēaþan	ēaþan	ēaþan
Instrumental	ēaþan	ēaþan	ēaþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēaþan	ēaþan	ēaþan
Accusative	ēaþan	ēaþan	ēaþan
Genitive	ēaþra, ēaþena	ēaþra, ēaþena	ēaþra, ēaþena
Dative	ēaþum	ēaþum	ēaþum
Instrumental	ēaþum	ēaþum	ēaþum

Adverb

ēaþe (comparative ēaþor or ēaþ, superlative ēaþost)

1. easily

Noun

ēaþe n

1. that which is easy, the easy

   Þæt nán wiht ne sý þæs eáðes ne þæs earfoðes ― (please add an English translation of this quotation) (Wlfst. 185, 1.)

Derived terms

• ēaþiġ

Descendants

• Middle English: eath, ethe, eythe
  • English: eath
  • Scots: eith