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+Eom+, _1 pr. s._, am, MD; see +Am+.
+Eom+; see +Eem+.
+Eornen+, _v._ to run, S, S2; see +Rennen+.
+Eorre+, _sb._ anger, MD, S; +urre+, S, MD; +oerre+, S; +irre+, MD.--AS.
_irre_, angry, anger: OS. _irri_, angry, OHG. _irri_, out of the right way (Otfrid): Goth. _airzeis_, astray; cp. Lat. _errare_ for *_ersare_.
Cf. +Erren+.
+Eore+; see +Ere+. [[error for +Erthe+]]
+Eoten+; see +Eten+.
+Eouwer+, _p.r.o.n._ your, S; see +?oure+.
+Eppel+, _sb._ apple, MD; see +Appel+.
+Er+, _pr. pl._ are, H; +ere+, S2; see +Aren+.
+Er+, _adv._, _conj._ and _prep._ ere, before, S, S2, C2, PP; +ear+, S, S3; +ayr+, S3; +yer+, S3; +her+, S; +ar+, S, S2, G, H, P; +or+, S, S2, S3, C3; +ore+, S2; +are+, S, S2, H, PP; +here+, S. _Comb._: +or ere+, before, WW, Sh.; +ere euer+, WW. +Erur+, _comp._ formerly, S; +erest+, _superl._ soonest, first, S, PP; +erst+, S, S2, S3, C2, C3; +earst+, S; +arst+, G, P; +orest+, S; +aerst+, S; +aerest+, S.--AS. _?r_, comp.
_?ror_, superl. _?rest_.
+Erayn+, _sb._ spider, H; see +Aranye+.
+Erche-bissop+, _sb._ archbishop; see +Archebiscop+.
+Erche-dekene+, _sb._ archdeacon, S2; see +Archideken+.
+Erd+, _sb._ native land, home, S; +aerd+, S; +erde+, _dat._, P: +herdes+, _pl._, S (15. 2410).--AS. _eard_; OS. _ard_.
+Erden+, _v._ to dwell, MD; +erthe+, S, MD; +earden+, MD.--AS.
_eardian_; cp. OHG. _arton_ (Tatian).
+Erding-stouwe+, _sb._ dwelling-place, MD; +eardingstowe+, S.
+Ere+, _sb._ ear, S, C2, PP; +eere+, W2; +aere+, S; +earen+, _pl._, S, S2; +eren+, S; +eeris+, W2, PP. _Comb._: +eerering+, ear-ring, W2.--AS.
_eare_: Goth. _auso_; cp. Lat. _auris_.
+Ere+, _pr. pl._, are, S2; +er+, H; see +Aren+.
+Erende+, _sb._ errand, message, business, PP, S; +ernde+, S2, PP; +earende+, MD; +arende+, MD; +aernde+, MD; +herdne+, S.--AS. _?rende_; cp. OS. _arundi_, Icel. _eyrindi_; OHG. _arunti_ (Otfrid); connected with AS. _ar_, messenger.
+Erewe+, _adj._ timid, S; +ergh+, JD; +ery+, eerie, JD; see +Arwe+.
+Erfe+, _sb._ cattle, MD; +errfe+, S; +erue+, S.--OMerc. _erfe_, _erbe_, inheritance (OET. P. 539): OS. _erbi_, OHG. _erbi_ (Tatian, Otfrid): Goth. _arbi_; cp. OIr. _orbe_ (Windisch); see +Orf+.
+Erfe+, _adj._ difficult, MD; see +Arfe+.
+Erien+, _v._ to plough, MD, PP; +eren+, PP, W, C; +ear+, WW; +erynge+, _pr. p._, W; +eriden+, _pt. pl._, W2.--AS. _erian_: Goth. _arjan_; cp.
Lat. _arare_; see Douse, p. 114 (_e_).
+Eringe+, _sb._ ploughing, S2, PP; +earing+, S3.--AS. _erung_.
+Eritage+, _sb._ heritage, S2, PP.--AF. _heritage_.
+Erl+, _sb._ a man of n.o.ble birth, earl, MD, S, C2; +aeorl+, S; +erle+, S3 (15 a. 1); +yerle+, S3; +eorles+, _pl._, S; +?ierles+, S; +aerlen+, _dat._, S.--AS. _eorl_: OS. _erl_; cp. Icel. _jarl_.
+Erl-dom+, _sb._ earldom, PP; +erldome+, P.
+Erly+, _adv._ early, C, C2; +erlyche+, S2; +arly+, H; +yerly+, S3; +arely+, H; +erliche+, S2.--AS. _?rlice_.
+Erme+, _adj. dat._ poor, S; see +Arm+.
+Erme+, _v._ to feel sad, grieve, C3, CM.--AS. _earmian_; see Ten Brink, Chaucer, 48, 4. See +Arm+.
+Erming+, _adj._ wretched, S; _sb._ a wretched being, S; +earmynges+, _pl._, S.--AS. _earming_.
+Ermite+, _sb._ hermit, PP; +eremite+, PP, S2; +heremyte+, S2; +ermytes+, _pl._, S2, PP; +heremites+, P; +hermites+, S.--AF. _ermite_ (_heremite_, _hermite_); Church Lat. _eremita_ (_heremita_); Gr.
????t?? from ????a, a desert.
+Ern+, _sb._ eagle, MD, JD, S; +erne+, S2; +aryn+, H; +arn+, HD; +aern+, MD; +ernes+, _pl._, CM; +hernez+, S2.--AS. _earn_, ONorth. _arn_; from Goth. _ara_; cp. OHG. _aro_, also _arn_, pl. _erni_ (Tatian).
+Ernde+; see +Erende+.
+Ernen+, _v._ to earn, MD; +arnen+, MD.--AS. _earnian_: OHG. _arnon_, to reap a harvest (Otfrid), from _arno_, harvest: Goth. _asans_.
+Ernen+, _v._ to run, S; see +Rennen+.
+Ernes+, _sb._ a pledge, earnest, MD, W; +ernest+, S2; +ernesse+, _dat._, S.--OF. _ernes_, prob. for *_erles_; so in F. _guigne_ the _n_ is for an older _l_; see Brachet. Cf. +Arles+.
[[Addition:]] A derivation of this word from the French has not been proved.--OF. _ernes_ does not exist.
+Ernest+, _sb._ eagerness, seriousness, earnest, C, MD; +eornest+, MD.--AS. _eornest_, earnestness: OHG. _ernust_, sorrow (Tatian).
+Ernestful+, _adj._ earnest, MD, C2.
+Ernestly+, _adv._ eagerly, quickly, S2, MD.
+Ernung+, _sb._ earning, desert, MD; +earnynge+, S. See +Ernen+.
+Erraunt+, _adj._ vagabond, arrant, PP, MD.--OF. _errant_, wandering, vagabond (Cotg.). See +Erren+.
+Erre+, _sb._ a scar, wound, Voc. (680. 1); +arre+, NEI; +ar+, HD; +arr+, JD; +erres+, _pl._, H, NED. Cp. Dan. _ar_, Icel. _or_, _orr_.
+Erren+, _v._ to wander, W, MD; +erriden+, _pt. pl._, W.--OF. _errer_; Lat. _errare_. Cf. +Eorre+.
+Ert+, _2 pr. s._ art, S, S2, H, PP; +ertou+, art thou, S2.--AS. _eart_.
+Erthe+, _v._ to dwell, S; see +Erden+.
