A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

Eorðe; see [Erðe].

Eoten; see [Eten].

[ Eouwer], pron. your, S; see [Ȝoure].

[ Eppel], sb. apple, MD; see [Appel].

[ Er], pr. pl. are, H; ere, S2; see [Aren].

[ Er], adv., conj. and prep. ere, before, S, S2, C2, PP; ear, S, S3; ayr, S3; yer, S3; her, S; ar, S, S2, G, H, P; or, S, S2, S3, C3; ore, S2; are, S, S2, H, PP; here, S. Comb.: or ere, before, WW, Sh.; ere euer, WW. Erur, comp. formerly, S; erest, superl. soonest, first, S, PP; erst, S, S2, S3, C2, C3; earst, S; arst, G, P; orest, S; ærst, S; ærest, S.—AS. ǽr, comp. ǽror, superl. ǽrest.

[ Erayn], sb. spider, H; see [Aranye].

[ Erche-bissop], sb. archbishop; see [Archebiscop].

[ Erche-dekene], sb. archdeacon, S2; see [Archideken].

[ Erd], sb. native land, home, S; ærd, S; erde, dat., P: herdes, pl., S (15. 2410).—AS. eard; OS. ard.