Egg, vb. to urge on, to incite. O. N. eggja, goad, incite, Norse egga, Dan. egge, id. The word is general Gmc., but this specific sense is Scand. Cp. O. Fr. eggia, to quarrel, to fight. M. L. G. eggen, to cut, to sharpen a sword.
Egging, sb. excitement, urging. Bruce, IV, 539. See egg.
Eident, ydan, ythand, adj. diligent. Dalr., I, 233, 35; Fergusson, 94; Douglas, I, 86, 17. O. N. iðinn, assiduous, diligent, iðja, to be active. Norse idn, activity, industry. Cp. Dan. id, idelig.
Elding, sb. fuel. Dalr., I, 10, 8. O. N. elding, firing, fuel. Norse elding, id. Cu. eldin. From O. N. eldr, fire. Cp. Shetland eld, fire. See N.E.D.
Eldnyng, sb. passion, also jealousy. Dunbar, 36, 204; 119, 126, literally "firing up." O. N. eldr, fire. Cp. Sw. elding.
Encrely, ynkirly, adv. especially, particularly. Bruce, I, 92; I, 301; X, 287. O. N. einkarlegr, O. Dan. enkorlig, O. Sw. enkorlika, adj. adv. special, especially. Cp. Norse einkeleg, unusual, extraordinary. See B-S and Skeat's glossary to Barbour's Bruce.
End, sb. breath. Sat. P., 42, 63. See aynd.
End, vb. to breathe upon. Dalr., I, 29, 6. O. N. anda, Norse anda, breathe, M. E. anden.
Erd, vb. to bury. Dunbar, F., 372; Douglas, II, 266, 10; Bruce, XX, 291. O. N. jarða, to bury, O. Sw. iorþa. O. E. eardian meant "to dwell, inhabit." See further Wall. A case of borrowed meaning, the form is Eng.
Erding, sb. burial. Bruce, IV, 255; XIX, 86. See erd vb.