Es
pr. s., is, S, S2, H; esse, S2; see Is.

Escape
sb. transgression, HD, ND, Sh.; escapes, pl., S3.

Eschame
v. to be ashamed; eschamyt, pp., S3; see NED (s.v. ashame).

Eschapen
v. to escape, S2; escapen, MD; ascapen, W2, P; chapyt, pp., S3.—AF. eschaper, escaper. Cf. Achape.

Eschaping
sb. escape, S2.

Eschaunge
sb. exchange, C, PP.—AF. eschaunge.

Escheker
sb. chess-board, treasury, exchequer, MD; esscheker, PP; cheker, P; checker, S3; chekyr, PP; chesquier, PP.—AF. escheker, OF. eschequier.

Eschen
v. to ask, MD; see Asken.

Eschetes
sb. pl. escheats, PP; escheytes, forfeitures, PP; chetes, P.—AF. eschete (pl. eschaetes); es = ex + chaet, pp. of chaoir; Lat. cadere; see Bartsch, p. 511.

Eschewen
v. to eschew, avoid, S3, PP; eschuwen, PP; eschue, C3, C, PP.—AF. eschuer, OF. eschever, eschiver; OHG. sciuhan, sciuhen, to be afraid of (Otfrid). See Schey.

Escrien
v. to cry out, MD; see Ascrien.

Ese
sb. ease, C2, C3, P; eise, S, PP; eyse, PP.—AF. eise, OF. aise, pleasure; cp. It. agio, ease, convenience (Florio).

Ese
adj. easy, at leisure; eese, S2; eise, S.—OF. aise, glad.

Eseliche
adv. easily, S2; esily, C2, C.

Esement
sb. solace, S3.—AF. esement, aisement.

Esen
v. to entertain, MD, C; esed, pp., C.—OF. aiser, aisier.

Esmayed
pp. dismayed, frightened, S3, HD.—OF. esmaier, to frighten; Lat. ex + Low Lat. *magare, from Teutonic source; OHG. mag-, stem of mugan, to be able; cp. It. smagare, to vex out of his wits (Florio). Cf. Dismayen.

Esperance
sb. hope, S3; espirance, S3; esperaunce, CM.—OF. esperance.

Espye
v. to see, discover, C, C3.—OF. espier, It. spiare; OHG. spihan, see Diez. See Aspien.

Est
adj. east, S, S2, C2, C3, Prompt. Comb.: est del, the east, S2; estward, eastward; C2; see Eest.

Estat
sb. state, C, MD; estaat, C3; astate, S3, NED; estate, PP; astates, pl., ranks, S3.—OF. estat; Lat. statum. Cf. Stat.

Estatlich
adj. dignified, C.

Este
sb. favour, grace, delicacy, dainty, S; esten, pl., S; estene, gen., S.—AS. ést: OS. anst, OHG. anst (Otfrid): Goth. ansts (stem ansti-).

Este
adj. pleasant, kind, S2, MD.—AS. éste.

Ester
sb. Easter, S, S2; estren, dat., S. Comb.: estrene dae, Easter-day, S.—AS. éastro, sb. pl. the passover, easter-tide, eastrena (gen. pl.), from Eastre, the AS. form of the name of a German goddess of light and spring sunshine; see Grimm, Teut. M., p. 289.

Estre
sb. being, nature, quality, also, the place where one is, dwelling, quarters, chambers, or inner part of a house, HD, MD; estres, pl., C, HD, CM; esters, CM.—OF. estre, a sb. from an infin. (Bartsch); Late Lat. essere, to be; see Brachet (s.v. être). See also estre in Cotg.

Esy
adj. easy, gentle, MD, C, PP, Prompt.; eesy, MD.—OF. aisie. See Ese.