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eate

ate

On the way to English eat

  1. Middle English · about 1390eten · eaten
  2. Early Modern English · 1513ete · to eat
  3. Early Modern English · about 1690eate · ate
  4. English todayeat

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eele

eel Drafted; not yet checked.

On the way to English eel

  1. Old English · about 1000ǣl · eel
  2. Middle English · about 1390ele · eel
  3. Early Modern English · 1623eele · eel
  4. English todayeel

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egge

egg Drafted; not yet checked.

On the way to English egg

  1. Old English · about 1000ǣg · egg
  2. Middle English · about 1390ey (plural ayren) · egg
  3. Early Modern English · 1623egge · egg
  4. English todayegg

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elephant

elephant (here an inn) Drafted; not yet checked.

On the way to English elephant

  1. Ancient Greek · 300s BCEἐλέφας eléphās · elephant; ivory
  2. Latin · 77 CEelephās · elephant
  3. Early Modern English · 1623elephant · elephant (here an inn)
  4. English todayelephant

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ete

to eat

On the way to English eat

  1. Middle English · about 1390eten · eaten
  2. Early Modern English · 1513ete · to eat
  3. Early Modern English · about 1690eate · ate
  4. English todayeat

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