English Explanatory Dictionary

eath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Easy; not hard or difficult.
adv
  1. Easily.

Word forms

eath eather eathest eathe eeth eith aith

Etymology

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.

Antonyms

uneath difficult

Related words

eathful eathlins eathy

Derived words

eathly
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