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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
EKE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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EKE (1),
to augment. (E.) M.E. eken, echen; 'these
fooles, that her sorrowes eche,' Chaucer, Troil. i. 705.—A.S.
écan, to augment; Grein, i. 229. + Icel. auka. + Swed.
öka. +
Dan. öge. + Goth. aukan (neuter). + O.H.G.
ouchón, auhhón. + Lat. augere.—✔WAG,
to be vigorous, whence also vigour, vigilant, vegetable, auction,
augment. An extension of the root to WAKS gives the E.
wax. See Vigour,
Wax. See Curtius, i. 230;
Fick, i. 472, 762. Der. eke, conj.
EKE (2),
also. (E.) M.E. ek, eek, eke; Chaucer, C. T. 41.—A.S.
eác, Grein, i. 251. + Du. ook. + Icel. auk. + Swed.
och, and. + Dan. og, and. + Goth. auk. All from the verb; see
Eke (1).
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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