Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗adv
In a relaxed or casual manner. · In a manner without strictness or harshness; gently; softly. · Handily; at the very least.
verb
Synonym of easy-oar.
noun
Something that is easy.
intj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryRequesting deintensification or a halt.
From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath.
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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Root classification mention*(H)yeh₁-ine-pro
- Derivation mentionesyenm
- Derivation mentioneseenm
- Derivation mentionaisiéfro
- Derivation mentionetheenm
- Derivation mentionīeþeang
- Derivation mention*auþuzgem-pro
- Derivation mention*h₂éwtusine-pro
- Derivation mention*h₂ew-ine-pro
- Cognate mentionōþiosx
- Cognate mentionōdigoh
- Cognate mentionauð-non
- Cognate mentionauð-is
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