adv. and prep. Obs. Forms: 1 to éacan, 1–4 to eke(n, 3 teken (tekenn), teke. [OE. tó éacan, f. tó to, for + éaca addition, EKE.] a. adv. In addition, besides, moreover, eke. b. prep. In addition to, besides.
c. 888–1200. [see EKE sb.1 4].
c. 975. Rushw. Gosp., Matt. xxv. 20. Oþre fife ic to-eke ʓestrionde.
c. 1200. Ormin, 2886. & tekenn þatt he wass rihhtwis He was ædmod & milde.
a. 1225. Ancr. R., 73. Teke þet, he seið,… þet ine silence & ine hope schal beon vre strecðe. Ibid., 170. Let ter teken þet ȝe beon swifte ase þe sunne gleam.
c. 1230. Hali Meid., 25. Teke þe murhðe & te menske in heuene.
13[?]. Guy Warw. (A.), 1855. To eken þat þou art mi lordes nevou.
