Eke Definition
(obsolete) An addition.
(beekeeping, archaic) A very small addition to the bottom of a beehive, often merely of a few bands of straw, on which the hive is raised temporarily.
- to add to so as to make sufficient; supplement
to eke out an income with a second job
- to manage to make (a living) with difficulty
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Eke
Origin of Eke
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From Middle English eken (“to increase”), from Old English īecan (“to increase”), from West Germanic aukjana, from Proto-Germanic *aukaną (“increase”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to increase”). Akin to Danish øge, Icelandic auka, Swedish öka and Latin augeō, Old English ēac (“also”).
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English eek (“also”), from Old English ēac, ēc (“also”), from Proto-Germanic *auk. Akin to West Frisian ek, Dutch ook (“also”), German auch (“also”), Swedish ock (“also”).
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English eke, eake (“an addition”), from Old English ēaca (“an addition”). Akin to Old Norse auki (“an addition”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English eken to increase from Old English ēcan aug- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old English ēac, ēc
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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