Eir, _n._ Fr. Lat. heir, 410, 2539. _Eyr_, 110, 289, &c. Jam. gives it a Northern etymology, in v. Ayr. Ek, _conj._ S. [_eac_] eke, also, 1025, 1038, 1066, &c. _Ok_ [Su.-G. _och_, Du. _ook_] 187, 200, 879, 1081, &c. V. Jam. in v. Ac. Eld, _adj._ S. old, 546. _Helde_, 2472. _Heldeste_, sup. 1396. Elde, _n._ S. age, 2713. _Helde_, 128, 174, 387, 1435. _Ælde_ hæfde heo na mare Buten fihtene ȝere. _Laȝam._ l. 25913. R. Br. In Sc. _Eild_. It was subsequently restricted to the sense of _old age_, as in Chauc. Elles, _adv._ S. else, 1192, 2590. Em, S. uncle, 1326. Sir Tr. p. 53. Properly, says Sir W. Scott, an uncle by the father’s side. It appears however to have been used indifferently either on the father’s or mother’s side. _See_ Hearne’s Gl. on R. Gl. and R. Br., Web., Erle of Tol. 988; Chauc. Troil. 2, 162, and Nares. Prov. Eng. _Eam_. Er, _adv._ S. before, 684. _Her_, 541. _Are_, Sir Tr. p. 152. _Er_, K. Horn, 130. _See_ Are, Or. Er, _conj._ S. before, 317, 1261, 2680. _Her_, 229. Erl, _n._ S. earl, 189, &c. _Erles_, _g. c._ 2898, earl’s. _Herles_, 883. _Erldom_, earldom, 2909. Ern, _n._ S. eagle, 572. Rits. M. R. Octovian, 196; R. Gl. p. 177; Will. of Palerne. Erþe, _n._ S. earth, 740; ground, 2657. Erþe, _v._ S. to dwell, 739. A.S. _eardian._ Es, a plural pronoun signifying _them_, as in _don es on_ = put them on, 970. See _Gen. and Exod._ ed. Morris, pref. p. xix. Et, a singular pronoun, equivalent to _it_, used in _hauenet_ = _hauen et_, 2005; _hauedet_ = _haued et_, 714. Ete, Eten, _v._ S. to eat, 791, 800, 911, &c. _Hete_, _Heten_, 146, 317, 457, 641. _Et_, _imp._ eat (thou), 925. _Et_, _Het_, _pa. t._ ate, 653, 656. _Etes_, _fut. 2 p._ thou shalt eat, 907. _Eteth_, _fut. 3 p._ shall eat, 672. _Eten_, _part. pa._ eaten, 657. Eþen, _adv._ S. hence, 690. _Heþen_, 683, 845, 1085, 2727. Eþer. _See_ Ayþer. Euere, Eure, _adv._ S. ever. 207, 424, 704, &c. _Heuere_, 17, 327, 830. Euereich, _adj._ S. every, 137. _Euere il_, 218, 1334, 1644. _Euere ilc_, 1330. _Eueri_, 1070, 1176, 1383. _Eueril_, 1764, 2318, &c. _Euerilk_, 2258, 2432. _Euerilkon_, every one, 1062, 1996, 2197. _See_ Il. Euere-mar, _adv._ S. evermore, 1971. Eyen, Eyn, Eyne. _See_ Eie. Eyr. _See_ Eir. Fader, _n._ S. Lat. father, 1224, 1403, 1416. Sir Tr. p. 35; K. Horn, 114. The cognate words may be found in Jam. Faderles, _adj._ fatherless, 75. Fadmede, _pa. t._ S. fathomed, embraced, 1295. From _fæthmian_, Utraque manu extensa complecti, Cod. Exon., ed. Thorpe, p. 334. It has the same meaning in Sc. V. Jam. Falle, _v._ S. to fall, 39, &c. _Falles_, _imp. pl._ fall ye, 2302. _Fel_, _pa. t._ fell, appertained. 1815, 2359. _Fellen_, _pa. t. pl._ fell, 1303. Fals, _adj._ S. false, 2511. Falwes, _n. pl._ S. fallows, fields, 2509. Chauc. C. T. 6238, where Tyrwh. explains it _harrowed lands_. Fare, _n._ S. journey, 1337, 2621. R. Gl. p. 211; R. Br., Minot, p. 2 (left unexplained by Rits.); Barb. iv. 627. _Schip-fare_, a voyage, Sir Tr. p. 53.