eath

a. & adv.<苏格兰>容易的(地)

词形变化

eather 比较级 eathest eathest 最高级

别名

eathe eeth eith aith

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Easy; not hard or difficult.

    There, as he look'd, he saw the canvas rent, / Through which the voice found eath and open way.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Easily.

词源

From Middle English ethe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Cognate with Scots eith (“easy”), Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi (“easy, effortless”), Middle High German œde (“easy”), Old Norse auðr, auð- (“easy”), Icelandic auð (“(adverb) easily”), auð- (“easy”). More at easy.

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