eath

American  

[eeth, eeth] / ið, iθ /

adjective

Scot.

1. easy.

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Etymology

Origin of eath

before 1000; Middle English ethe, Old English ēathe (adv.); cognate with Old Norse auth-, Old High German -ōdo; akin to Old English ēadig, Gothic audags happy

Example Sentences

Or thinks he it an eath or little thing   That us despised, neglected, and disdained,   Like abjects vile, to death he thus should bring,   That so his empire may be still maintained?

From Jerusalem Delivered by Fairfax, Edward

And eath it was, sith they’re so near a kin They be both born of one rebellious sire.

From Democritus Platonissans by More, Henry

That horthe eath nothin' but newthpaper and thtring!” he yelled.

From Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times by Brooks, Amy

He saith that right eath may he lead them.

From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian

"Sir," saith she, "Right eath, for the letters are sealed within that tell his name and the name of him that slew him."

From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian