esen
See also: Esen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French aaisier, aesier (“to ease”) (cf. eise (“ease”)). Compare obsolete French aiser (“to get comfortable”).
Verb edit
esen (third-person singular simple present eseth, present participle esende, esynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle esed)
- to comfort (provide comfort, make comfortable)
- to accommodate (a guest)
- c. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, lines 28–29:
- The chambres and the stables weren wyde, / And wel we weren esed atte beste;
- The rooms and stables spacious were and wide, / And well we there were accommodated, and of the best.
- to ease (relieve from pain, anxiety, a burden, etc.)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “ēsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish اسن (esen, “healthy, well, sound”), from Common Turkic *esen.
Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (esän, “healthy”); Tatar исән (isän, “healthy”), Bashkir иҫән (iśən, “safe, sound”), Kyrgyz эсен (esen, “safe, sound”), Kumyk эсен (esen, “safe, sound”), Southern Altai эзен (ezen, “healthy”), Khakas изен (izen, “healthy”), Uzbek eson (“healthy”), etc.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
esen