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▪ I. † es, n. Obs. Also 4 hes, 5 ese. [OE. ǽs, corresp. to OHG. âs, MDu. aes (mod.Ger., Du. aas):—OTeut. *æ̂sso(m, f. æ̂t- ablaut-form of root *et- to eat.] Carrion; also carrion used as bait, a bait.
Beowulf (Gr.) 1331 Atol æse wlanc eft siðas teah fylle ᵹefræᵹnod. 975O.E. Chron., Letan him behindan..þane hasewan padan earn æftan hwit æses brucan. c1175Lamb. Hom. 123 Þenne bið he gredi þes eses and forswoleȝeð þene hoc forð mid þan ese. 1340Ayenb. 55 Yerne to þe mete ase deþ þe hond to þe hes. c1450Lat. & Eng. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 579 Edia, ese. ▪ II. es, pers. pron. Obs. [phonetic variant of hes, his; often attached to the vb. of which it is the obj.: see his pron.2, and cf. † as pron.] a. Them (acc. pl.). b. Her, it (acc. fem. sing.).
a1200Moral Ode 55 Þe þet echte wile habben wel hwile þe he muȝe es welden. Giue hies for godes luue? þenne deþ hes wel ihalden. c1250Gen. & Ex. 135 He knowned [read knoweð] one ilc sterre name, He settes in ðe firmament. c1300Havelok 970 He bouthe him boþe hosen and shon, And sone dide him dones on. c1314Guy Warw. (A.) 3850 He oxed his armes hastiliche And men es him brouȝt sikerliche. ▪ III. es obs. form of his pron.1
a1300Cursor M. 4641 (Cott.), I wat nour quar es mak. Ibid. 4677 Depe selers..Thoru es aun scel-wis red, He fild wit wines, quite and red. ▪ IV. es obs. form of is: see be v. A. 1. ▪ V. es obs. var. of are: see be v. A. 1 ¶ . |