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Source: Home Study Dictionary, a resetting in larger type of = Annandale's Concise English Dictionary. Published by Peter Haddock Ltd.

Key to Abbreviations

A. Sax. = Anglo Saxon
Cog. = Cognate, Cognate With
Comp. = Compare
Contr. = Contraction, Contracted
D. = Dutch
Dan. = Danish
Dat. = Dative
Dial. = Dialect
Dim. = Diminutive
E. = English
Fris. = Frisian
G. = German
Gael. = Gaelic
Icel. = Icelandic
Ir. = Irish
L. = Latin
L.G. = Low German
L.L. = Late Latin
Lit. = Literally
Lith. = Lithuanian
M.H.G. = Middle High German
Mod. = Modern
O.D. = Old Dutch
O.E. = Old English
O.H.G. = Old High German
O. Fr. = Old French
O. Fris. = Old Frisian
O. Sax = Old Saxon
O. Sw. = Old Swedish
Per. = Persian
Pl. = Plural
Pp = Past Particible
Pret. = Preterite
Pron. = Pronunciation, Pronounced
Prov. = Provincial
Sc. = Scandinavian
Scan = Scandinavian
Slav. = Slavonic, Slavic
Superl. = Superlative
Sw = Swedish
W. = Welsh

Each O.E. eche, ech, ych, = uch, elch, elc, ilk: A. Sax. ælc, from = á = aye, ever, and lic, like; similar to D. and L.G. = elk, G. jeglich. Comp. such and which.

Eagre, Eager A. Sax. eágor, égor, = Icel. ægir, the sea.

Ealdorman = Alderman

Eauling A. Sax. eánian, to bring forth, = and ling, dim. term. - A lamb just brought forth.

Ear A. Sax. eáre = D. oor, Icel. = eyra, Dan. öre, G. ohr, L. auris, G. = ous.

Ear A. Sax. ear, D. aar, G. = ähre, an ear. - Corn

Ear A. Sax. erian, O. Fris. era, Icel. = erja, Goth. arjan, to plough.

Earl A. Sax. eorl, Icel., Dan., and Sw. = jarl, an earl.

Early A. Sax. aerlice (adv.), from aer, = soon, lic, like.

Earn A. Sax. earnian, to earn, to reap the fruit = of one's labours; O.D. erne, G. ernte, harvest.

Earnest A. Sax. eornest, earnestness, = eorneste (adj.) earnest, serious; cog. D. and G. ernst, earnest, D. = ernsten, to endeavour.

Earth A. Sax. eorthe; Goth. airtha, Icel. = jörth, Sw. and Dan. jord, G. erde, allied to A. Sax. = eard, soil, home, dwelling, and perhaps Gr. era, Skr. = ira - earth, and to L, aro, to plough.

East A. Sax. eást = D. oost, G. = ost, Icel. aust; connected with L. aurora, Lith. = auszra, the red of morning, Skr. ushas, the dawn, from a root = us, to burn, as in L. urere, to burn.

Easter A. Sax. eástre, Easter, from A. = Sax. Eástre, Eóstre, O.H.G. Ostara, a goddesss of light = or spring, in honour of whom a festival was celebrated in April, whence = this month was called eastermonâth; connected with = east.

Eat A. Sax. etan = D. eten, Icel. = eta, Dan. æde, Goth. itan, G. essen; from root = seen also in L. edo, Gr. edo, Skr. ad, to eat.

Eaves A. Sax. efese, ufese (sing.), the = eave, the edge, whence efesian, to shave, to trim; same word as = Goth. ubizva, O.H.G. obisa, a portico, a hall; from root of = over.

Ebb A. Sax. ebbe, ebba; D. eb, = ebbe, G. and Dan. ebbe, Sw. ebb; allied to E. = even, G. aben, to fall off, to sink.

Eddish A. Sax. edics, aftermath, probably from = ed, a prefix signifying again, anew.

Eddy From Icel. itha, an eddy, from prefix = ith, Goth. id, A. Sax. ed, again, back.

Edelweiss G. edel, noble, weiss, = white.

Edge A. Sax. ecg, edge, whence ecgian, = eggian, to sharpen, to egg = D. egge, Icel. and Sw. egg, = G. ecke, edge, corner; from an Indo-European root ak, seen in L. = acies, an edge, acus, a needle, acuo, to sharpen; akin = acid, acute, eager.

Eel A. Sax. ael = Dan. D. and G. aal, = Icel. áll

Eerie A. Sax. earh, timid.

Eft O.E. evete, ewte, A. Sax. = efete, Newt is from ewte, the n of the art. an having adhered = to the noun.

Egg A. Sax. æg = Icel. egg, Dan. æg, Sw. = ägg, G. and D. ei

Egg A. Sax. ecgian, eggian, to incite, to = sharpen; Icel. eggja, to egg.

Eight A. Sax. eahta = G. and D acht, = Icel. átta, Dan. aatte, L. octo, Gr. okto, Ir. and = Gael. achd, Skr. ashtan, ashtau.

Either A. Sax. aegther; contracted from = aeghwæther, compounded of á = aye, the augment ge, = and hwæther. Each, Whether.

Eke A. Sax. écan, to increase, to eke, = Icel. auka, Goth. aukan

Elbow A. Sax. elboga, elnboga - el, = eln, forearm, an ell, and boga, a bow; D. elleboog, G. = ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel. alnbogi.

Eld A. Sax. eld, an age, eldo, old = age.

Elder A. Sax. yldra, eldra, the compar. = degree of eald, old. ealdor, and ancestor, a chief, a = prince.

Elder (Elder-tree) A. Sax. ellern, ellen; = the d has been inserted in later times; D. elloorn, the elder; = perhaps akin to Alder.

Eleven A. Sax. endleofan, endlufon = = Icel. ellifu, Dan. elleve, D. elf, Goth. ainlif; = compounded of two elements meaning one and ten, A. Sax. -leofan, Goth. = lif, being allied to L. decim, Gr. deka, ten. So = twelve = two-ten.

Elf pl. Elves A. Sax. ælf, = elf = L.G. elf, Dan. alf, Icel. álfr, O.H.G. = alp, an elf. Probably of the same origin as the L. albus, = white, and the name Alps.

Elk Icel. elgr, O.H.G. elaho, Sw. = elg; akin to L. alces, an elk.

Ell A. Sax. eln; D. ell, elle, G. = elle, O.H.G. elna, Sw. aln, Icel. alin, Goth. = aleina; akin to L. ulna, Gr. olene, the forearm, and = hence, a measure of length. Comp. cubit.

Elm A. Sax. elm, D. olm, Icel. = álmr, Dan. ælm, alm; akin to L. ulmus, = Bohem. gilm (pron. yilm), elm.

Else A. Sax. elles, else, otherwise; akin = to O.H.G. eli, ali, Goth. alis; L. alius, Gr. = allos, another.

Ember A. Sax. æmyrian, cinders; Dan. = emmer, Icel eimyrja, embers.

Emmet A. Sax. æmette, æmete, = O.E. emet, amet, amt, and finally ant; G. = ameise, ämse, an ant.

Empty A. Sax. aemti, aemtig, = émtig, vacant, free, idle; aemtian, to be at leisure, to be = vacant; from aemta, émta, quiet, leisure.

End A. Sax. ende = Icel. endi, Dan. and = G. ende, Goth. andeis, the end; Skr. anta, end, death.

England Usually derived from A.S. Engla land, the land = of the Angles; but may possibly come from N. engeland, meadow-land, so = called from the rich land near the Trent and Humber.

Ere A. Sax. aer = D. eer, Icel. = ár, Goth. air, before, sooner, earlier. It is the positive = form, of which erst is the superlative.

Erne A. Sax. earn = Dan. and Sw. = ærn, an eagle, allied to G. aar, an eagle, and to Skr. ara, = swift, from ri, to go.

Errand A. Sax. aerent, aerynd. Dan. = ærrende, Icel. eyrendi, erendi, O.G; ârant, = ârunti, an errand; a messsage; Goth. airus, a message, a = messenger.

Erst A. Sax. aerest, superl. of aer, now = ere, early, before.

Etch From D. etsen, G. ätzen, to corrode by acids, = to etch; lit. to bite into; O.H.G. ezan, to eat.

Etheling Same as Atheling.

Even A. Sax. efen, even, level, equal = D. = even, Dan. jevn, jævn, Icel. jafn, Goth. = ibns, G. eben, even, level.

Even A. Sax. aefen, éfen. = Evening.

Evening A. Sax. aefnung, verbal noun (like = morning), from aefen, éfen, evening; cog. G. = abend, Sw. afton, Icel. aftan, Dan. aften, = evening. The root meaning seems to be retiring, the word being aking to A. = Sax. af, of, off; G. ab, of, from L. ab, Skr. = apa, from.

Ever A. Sax. aefre, always; allied to Goth. = aivs, time, aiv, ever; Icel. æfi, an age, the = space of life; L. ævum, Gr. aion, Skr. âyus, = an age. Akin aye, every.

Every O.E. everich, everilk, from A. Sax. = aefre, ever and ælc, each.

Evil A. Sax. efel, yfel; D. euvel, = O.Fris. evel, G. übel, Goth. ubils. Ill is a = contracted form of Evil.

Ewe A. Sax. eowu; allied to Fris. ei, = O.H.G. avi, ou, Icel. á, L. ovis, Gr. = ois, Skr. avi, a sheep.

Eye O.E. ye, eighe, A. Sax. = eâge, Dan. öie, D. oog, Icel. auga, G. = auge, Goth. augo; cog. L. oculus, Skr. akshi - eye; = from a root meaning sharp.

Eyot O.E. ey, Icel. ey, A. Sax. ig, = an island, and dim. term -ot.