Obs. Forms: 1 eá, é; 1–3 æ. [OE. eá, é, ǽ, cogn. w. OFris. â, ê, ON. â, OS. and OHG. aha, Goth. ahwa, L. aqua.] A river, a running water. See also AA and EA.

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896.  O. E. Chron., 92. On twa healfe þaer é. Ibid., 94. Up be þære eǽ … On twa healfe ðære eás.

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c. 1000.  Ags. Psalms xxxv. 8. On ðære ǽ … þú hý drencst.

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c. 1200.  Ormul., 7091. Tær iss i þatt illke land An æ Sabá ȝehatenn.

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1205.  Layamon, 1400. In are swiðe feire æ Þer Læire falleð i þa sæ.

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