eac

See also: EAC

Old English

Alternative forms

• ek, ec — Mercian
• æac

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

1. also, too
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"

     Nū wylle wē ēac ēow secgan hū hē sume dæġ ēode tō þām godes temple mid þām godspellere Iohanne...

     Now will we also tell you how on a certain day he went to God's temple with the evangelist John.

   • 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?

2. (in negative phrases) either

Descendants

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

Preposition

ēac

1. along with, together with

Derived terms

• ēaca
• ēacan
• īeċan