eac

See also: EAC

Old English

Alternative forms

ek, ec — Mercian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *auk. Cognate with Old Frisian āk, Old Saxon ok, Old Dutch ōk, Old High German ouh, Old Norse auk, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺 (auk).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /æ͜ɑːk/

Adverb

ēac

also, too
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday in September"
  Ġif wē gōd underfēngon of Godes handa, hwȳ ne sċulon wē ēac yfel underfōn?
  If we've accepted good things from God's hand, why shouldn't we accept bad things too?
(in negative phrases) either

Descendants

Middle English: ek, eek, eke
- Scots: eik, ek
- English: eke
- ⇒ Middle English: ekename
  - ⇒ English: nickname (via rebracketing)

Preposition

ēac

along with, together with

Derived terms

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