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acht, achteen, achtenn, achtennt, achtsome, aicht, aichteen, aichteent, aichtein, aichteint, aichter, aichtie, aichtiet, aichtsome, aichty, aucht, auchteen, auchteent, auchteenth, auchth, auchtie, auchtiet, auchtsome, auchtsum, auchty, aught, aughteen, aughteent, aughtiet, aughty, echt, echtaen, echtaent, echteen, echteent, echtein, echteint, echter, echtie, echtiet, echtsome, echty, eght, eicht, eichteen, eichteent, eichtie, eichtiet, eichty, eyt, eyteen, five-aichter, five-echter, ocht, uyt, wacht,
echt [ɛçt, ext]
adj. Eight.
adj. Eighth.
Contracted 8t
 
echteen adj. Eighteen
echteent, 18t adj. Eighteenth.
echty adj. Eighty.
echtiet adj. Eightieth.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
common five echts: Average, every day.
echtsome: A group of eight
five-echter: An ordinary person or thing.
echty-ane [-en, -jɪn, MN. -in]: Eighty-one.
echty-twa [-twɑː, -twɔː, S. -tweː, N. I. -twaː]: Eighty-two.
echty-three [-θriː, S. -θrəi, I.Sh. -triː]: Eighty-three.
echty-fower [-ˈfʌu(ə)r, SW. -fuwr]: Eighty-four.
echty-five [-faiːv, DD. -fɛv]: Eighty-five.
echty-sax [-saks]: Echty-six.
echty-seiven [-ˈsiːvən, -ˈseːvən, MN. -ˈsəivən]: Eighty-seven.
echty-echt [-ɛçt, -ext]: Eighty-eight.
echty-nine [-nəin, -nin]: Eighty-nine.
economie, economy,
economic [ˈɛˈkənɔmɪk]
adj. Economic.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
economise: Economise.
economy [ɛˈkɔnəmɪ]: Economy.
adder, adderstane, aither, bull-adder, bull-edder, bull-ether, edder, edderstane, edder-stane, eddir, ether, etherstane, ether-stane, nedder, nether,
edder [N. ˈɛdər, ˈed-]
also ether [ˈɛðər, ˈeð-]
n. The adder Vipera berus. A malicious or spiteful person.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bull-edder: SN. A dragonfly.
bull-ether: WC. A dragonfly.
edder-stane, ether-stane: A small perforated prehistoric stone or bead used as an amulet, according to legend, formed by adders.
fleein ether: S. A dragonfly.
stingin ether: WC. SEC. A dragonfly.
adderin, aidder, aiderin, aitheran, edder, edderan, edderin, edderin, eddrin, eitheren, ether, etheran, etherin, ethert, ither, udder, uther, yeddar, yedder, yethar, yether, yethert,
edder [ˈɛdər, ˈedər]
also ether [ˈɛðər, ˈeːðər, S. ˈjɛðər]
n. A straw rope used in thatching a stack. S. A long pliant (willow or hazel) rod or withy used in the interlacing of baskets or fencing etc. A severe blow as with a cane. A whack.
v. To rope a stack in order to secure the thatch. S. To tie together very firmly leaving a pressure mark.
pt. pp. eddert, ethert
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
edderin, etherin: The straw rope which catches, or loops round the vertical ropes in the thatch of a house or corn-stack, forming the meshes of the netting.
Adderton, Atherton, Edderton, Edrington, Etherton,
Edderton [ˈædərtən]
Also Etherton [ˈaðərtən]
pn. Edrington (Berwickshire).
eddicaetion, eddicashun, eddicat, eddicate, eddicated, eddication, eddicatit, edication, educat, educatioun, educatit, edyecatshin, eedicate, eedykayshen, eiducation, ejicate,
eddicate [ˈɛdəkə(e)t, ˈidɪket]
v. To educate.
pt. eddicatit
pp. eddicate adj. Educated.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
eddication: Education
eddice, eddices, eddis, eddises,
eddis [U. ɛdɪs]
n. An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed.
pl. eddices
edeetion, edeition, edietion,
edeetion [əˈdiʃən]
n. An edition.
Aderom, Ederom, Edrom,
Ederom [æˈdərəm, ɑˈdərəm]
pn. Edrom (Berwickshire).
aedge, aidge, edge, edgie, edgie, edgy, stracht-edge, straucht-edge,
edge [ɛdʒ, edʒ]
n. An edge.
v. To edge.
 
edgy
adj. Both mentally and physically quick or active.
n. A look-out (person).
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
edgin: Edging.
straucht-edge: A strip of iron used to allign the couter and sock with the body of the horse plough.

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