ieþe

Old English

Alternative forms

• ēaþe, ȳþe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi͜yː.θe/, [ˈi͜yː.ðe]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *auþī, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz.

Adjective

īeþe

1. easy

Declension

Declension of īeþe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īeþe	īeþu, īeþo	īeþe
Accusative	īeþne	īeþe	īeþe
Genitive	īeþes	īeþre	īeþes
Dative	īeþum	īeþre	īeþum
Instrumental	īeþe	īeþre	īeþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īeþe	īeþa, īeþe	īeþu, īeþo
Accusative	īeþe	īeþa, īeþe	īeþu, īeþo
Genitive	īeþra	īeþra	īeþra
Dative	īeþum	īeþum	īeþum
Instrumental	īeþum	īeþum	īeþum

Declension of īeþe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īeþa	īeþe	īeþe
Accusative	īeþan	īeþan	īeþe
Genitive	īeþan	īeþan	īeþan
Dative	īeþan	īeþan	īeþan
Instrumental	īeþan	īeþan	īeþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īeþan	īeþan	īeþan
Accusative	īeþan	īeþan	īeþan
Genitive	īeþra, īeþena	īeþra, īeþena	īeþra, īeþena
Dative	īeþum	īeþum	īeþum
Instrumental	īeþum	īeþum	īeþum

Antonyms

• earfoþe

Derived terms

• ēaþe (“easily”)
• īeþbeġīete (“easy to get”)
• īeþfynde (“easy to find”)
• īeþhielde (“content”)
• īeþnes (“easiness”)
• īeþsīene (“easy to see”)
• īeþġesȳne (“easily seen”)

 

Descendants

• Middle English: ethe, eithe, ith
  • English: eath
  • Scots: eith
  • Yola: eeth, eêth, eafe, eeefe

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *auþī, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz.

Adjective

īeþe

1. empty, barren

Declension

Declension of īeþe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īeþe	īeþu, īeþo	īeþe
Accusative	īeþne	īeþe	īeþe
Genitive	īeþes	īeþre	īeþes
Dative	īeþum	īeþre	īeþum
Instrumental	īeþe	īeþre	īeþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īeþe	īeþa, īeþe	īeþu, īeþo
Accusative	īeþe	īeþa, īeþe	īeþu, īeþo
Genitive	īeþra	īeþra	īeþra
Dative	īeþum	īeþum	īeþum
Instrumental	īeþum	īeþum	īeþum

Declension of īeþe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īeþa	īeþe	īeþe
Accusative	īeþan	īeþan	īeþe
Genitive	īeþan	īeþan	īeþan
Dative	īeþan	īeþan	īeþan
Instrumental	īeþan	īeþan	īeþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īeþan	īeþan	īeþan
Accusative	īeþan	īeþan	īeþan
Genitive	īeþra, īeþena	īeþra, īeþena	īeþra, īeþena
Dative	īeþum	īeþum	īeþum
Instrumental	īeþum	īeþum	īeþum