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== Old English == === Alternative forms === ēk, ēc — Mercian ǣac === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *auk. Cognate with Old Frisian āk, Old Saxon ok, Old Dutch ōk, Old High German ouh, Old Norse auk, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺 (auk). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æ͜ɑːk/ === Adverb === ēac also, too late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter" c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday in September" (in negative phrases) either ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: ek, eek, ekeEnglish: eek, ekeScots: eik, ek⇒ Middle English: ekename⇒ English: nickname (via rebracketing) === Preposition === ēac along with, together with ==== Derived terms ==== ēaca ēacan īeċan