"eche" meaning in Middle English

See eche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈeːt͡ʃ(ə)/ Forms: ece [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English ēċe, ǣċe, from Proto-West Germanic *ajukī. Cognate with Dutch eeuwig (“eternal”), German ewig (“eternal”), Swedish evig (“perpetual, eternal”), Latin iūgis (“continual”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|mussel}}, {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|enm|ang|ēċe}} Old English ēċe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*ajukī}} Proto-West Germanic *ajukī, {{cog|nl|eeuwig||eternal}} Dutch eeuwig (“eternal”), {{cog|de|ewig||eternal}} German ewig (“eternal”), {{cog|sv|evig||perpetual, eternal}} Swedish evig (“perpetual, eternal”), {{cog|la|iūgis|t=continual}} Latin iūgis (“continual”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} eche, {{enm-adj}} eche
  1. (Early Middle English) eternal, everlasting Tags: Early-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-eche-enm-adj-1~yIPwSf Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 45 15 24 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 0

Determiner

Head templates: {{head|enm|determiner|altform=1}} eche
  1. alternative form of ech Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ech
    Sense id: en-eche-enm-det-mZt7jqTn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} eche
  1. alternative form of ache (“aching”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ache (extra: aching)
    Sense id: en-eche-enm-noun-0FYsAGvA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 0

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|altform=1}} eche
  1. alternative form of ech Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ech
    Sense id: en-eche-enm-pron-mZt7jqTn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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