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Eke, Eik, v. Also: ek, eyk(e, eike, eick, eek(e, eak; heke. [ME. eken (ǽc 1200), eke, ek, eeke, variant of echen, OE. écan.]

1. tr. To increase, augment, make greater.(a) 1375 Barb. viii. 290.
Thai suld … gretly ek thair renownee a1400 Legends of the Saints ii. 828.
He slew Petir and Paule, Till eke the tynsale of his sawle a1400 Ib. vi. 236.
Bischopis syne ordanyt he, … To … eke the treutht vith thar teching c1420 Wynt. iv. 2396.
Off Rome the tresoure ekyd he c1420 Ib. v. 4241.
The Saxonys … In Yngland come, and ay thare mycht Wes ekyd 1450 Peebles B. Rec. 15.
For al that reparellis this altare or ekis Goddis seruice here to be don c1460 Wisdom of Solomon 393.
Quha sa ekis sciens till hyme, ekis hyme mekle payne and sorow a1500 Henr. Orph. 18.
Thair fadirs steppis iustly to persewe Eking the worschip of thair hye lynage 1513 Doug. ix. vii. 84.
Gyf that I of my huntyng … Ekyt thy honour ony maner way 1533 Bell. Livy II. 51/32.
In sa fer as thare power is ekit and amplit ilk day mare and mare 1557 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 262.
That the samyn extent be nocht ekit without the counsale and dekins be all callit(b) c1420 Wynt. viii. 5250.
Patrik the Grame, That had trawellyd beyhond the se Till eyk his prys throw gret bownte c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 22/8.
Confessoun … restoris grace and werteu, and gif thai be gottin befor … it eikis thaim c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i. 90.
In Venus bour to eik baith game and glew 1560 Id. Seven Sages 7698.
I feir richt sair That ȝe sall eik my anguische mair and mair a1585 Maitland Maitland Quarto MS ii. 7.
Thair bodyis bravelie thay attyire, Of carnell lust to eik the fyire(c)a1400 Legends of the Saints xliii. 205.
'[Idols] are mad [= manufactured] ne ma helpe thé, & thu ma heke thaim as thu wil, ...'

b. To increase in number, amount, or extent; to make larger.a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxii. 662.
Scho … hyr gud dedis ekyt ay 1466 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 22.
Ekand the lenth of ilk hous xx fute of lenth and in breid xxij fute within the wall 1478 Reg. Cupar A. I. 212.
Tha makand the drauchtis … for the water, and vphald tham and ekand tham gif neid be 1531 Bell. Boece I. 6.
He … began to eik the boundis of his empire 1531 Ib. 53.
He ekit the nowmer of his counsal with ma senatouris than was afore 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 111.
God sall augment his peple and incres, And eik thair sonnis & dochteris mair & les 1571 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 211.
Quhair the rent of the benefice is small, the stipend mon be eikit a1578 Pitsc. I. 25/16.
He eikit his houshald meikill mair nor it was af befoir 1602 Reg. Great S. 474/1.
Quhilk balk is … not to be eikit nor pairit in tymes cuming

c. To enlarge by adding fresh material. Also with furth.1473–4 Treasurer's Accounts I. 13.
Fra the sammyn, j elne of blac to eke furth the lynyng of the Kingis goun 1473–4 Ib. 74.
Item … veluous to eik the purfe lof hir govne 1496 Acts Lords of Council II. 17.
Ane chene of gold … deliverit be hir to the sade James to haf bene ekit and mendit on hir expense 1507 Treasurer's Accounts IV. 15.
iij elne … dames to eik the Kingis liar 1541 Ib. VIII. 42.
[Fustian] to be ane boyster, and eyk furtht ane pair of blankettis to the Kingis grace 1570–1 Elgin Rec. I. 127.
Ane tua handit swoird delyuerit be him to be eikkit be Jhone Lamb, smyth 1601 Tailors Acc. Bk. 10 b.
For ane naill of stufe to eik ȝour breikis with 1670 Stirling Comm. Good MS. 60.
Six fathom of tows to eike the tows of the kirk bellis

d. To make additions to (a document, etc.). Freq. combined with pare.1466 Misc. Spald. C. II. 251.
Gif thar happynis to be sen speidfull … to eik or repar or reforme ther saide endenturis 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 39 b.
This is the craft of thir extraordinar euangelistis, to eik and pair, chop and change the scripture 1593 Grant Chart. 295.
To mend, refforme, eick, and paire the same [contract] as oft as neid be 1597 Criminal Trials II. 14.
Quhilk trew act being … in sum pairtis eikit be him, and in vther substanciall articles thairof pairit 1600-1610 Melvill 411.
The sam [advice] thairefter was … altered, eiked, and peared 1622-6 Bisset II. 69/31.
The lordis … sal have poware … to eik, pair, and alter the foirsaidis instructionis 1657 Blackhalls 157.
The tenor of the precept of seasing followis word by word, nothing altered, eikit nor impairit

e. To give or cause an increase to (a person, etc.).1488 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. II. 337.
The tone [= town] to amend and ek him of his fee quhen he cumis tile age a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 741.
Thai him disrayit agane To mydouris, maid him eikit in pane 1555 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 7.
That the borrowis that ar depauperit may be relevit of sum pairt of thair extent, and vtheris that ar richit may be ekit be samekil as salbe tane of the saidis depauperit borrowis

2. intr. To increase, become greater.a1400 Legends of the Saints iii. 537.
The terrour is to dred … That ay sal last, and euir ek c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 3058.
Achaia … in tyme of his governaunce, It eked in-to gret suffisaunce 1535 Stewart 51618.
Thair policie sould euir eik and grow a1605 Montg. Flyt. 354 (T).
Ay as thow growis auld, so eik in [v.r. eikand be] thy anger

3. tr. To add; to give, make, etc., as an addition.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints vii. 331.
At the laste this ekyt he: ‘Jervsalem, euir va thu be!’ a1400 Ib. xviii. 694.
Ekand this prayer, furth I ȝud c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 3071.
Tharfor it that was ekit last, I afferme nocht to be suthfast c1420 Wynt. i. Prol. 118.
Part off the bybyll, wyth that that Perys Comestor ekyde in hys yherys 1477 Buccleuch Mun. II. 75.
A mar sowme of ane hundredth merkis ekit apon a new reuersioun maid 1533 Bell. Livy I. 48/2.
Attoure, he ekit vthir twa flamynis 1533 Ib. 253/28.
Howbeit sum thing be ekit abone the iuste mesure 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 331.
He … ekit sum wordis and exhortatiounes … to the people(b) 1442 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 398.
Patrick Johnsoun concords in al thing with the first, and eikis that he herd a man say [etc.] a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 446.
To preif the wennomus propyne Off syn and syne eike plaster of pennans 1492 Acts Lords of Council 216/2.
That thai eik na covbille for the said fischingis bot as vse and wont wes of before 1531 Bell. Boece I. 38.
To move his liegis to religioun, he eikit certane new cerimonis 1542 Acts II. 415/1.
In the henderend of the said cheptour thir wourdis be eikit 1562-3 Winȝet I. 60/13.
We set furth this iust copie, without altering or eiking ony thing 1596 Dalr. I. 66/11.
Sum thinkes it [Thule] be the ile called Yla. For to eik ane letter is facile 1616 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 164.
He … set togither that historie … eiking at the end thairof onlie some of his awin informations 1638 Baillie I. 130.
The Moderator eiked, That if in that paper there were any light [etc.] 1669 Alford Rec. 145.
Thomas Stewart … insisting in the libell formerly given in … and eiking a second libell

b. Freq. const. to or onto (the thing augmented).(a) c1420 Wynt. v. 4222.
Sevynty yhere thare-till and twa Ekyd thare-till ware alsua c1420 Ib. 4283.
All thir landis … To the crowne off Gret Brettane He ekyd hale 1456 Hay I. 45/30.
The first lawis … was wrytyn in x tablis … , to the quhilk the Romaynes ekit twa 1513 Doug. xi. vii. 136.
To all thir gyftis ekis bot a thyng; Onto thir presandis … Ekis a gift 1533 Boece i. vii. 48 b.
To the ald lyig new condiciouns of pece war ekit(b) c1420 Wynt. v. 3715.
Pres thé noucht To that fyrst syn … For till eyke ma 1498 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 74.
Eikand to the first statutes, that [etc.] 1513 Doug. xi. Prol. 159.
Thou may eik grace to grace, ay mor and mor 1531 Bell. Boece II. 256.
He … saw his brothir eik to his empire of Denmark the half of Ingland 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 123/25.
Considerand that ther can na thing be eikkyt to my parsecutione bot cruel dede 1579 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 92.
The comptar chargis him with the haill extentt of the boulȝeoun syluer, by and attour the sovme of money eikitt thairto 1592 Douglas Chart. 308.
Ony thing that is to be eikit or pairit to the instructionis 1641 Baillie I. 363.
Yet they got Belhelvie eiked to the lite which Mr. Andrew gave in c1650 Spalding I. 289.
Thir soldiouris with the countrie soldiouris … to be eikit to Monrois regiment 1683 Decis. Lords F. 36.
This sum … which is declared to be eiked to the reversion

4. intr. To make an addition.c1420 Wynt. viii. 3550.
Sal I ek till Goddis wengeance? 1589 Douglas Corr. 241.
Derek the clerk and officiar … to eik and pair to the premisses as is neidfull 1597 Ellon Presb. 3.
The quhilk day Maister John Herriot exercesed … Mr Thomas Gardn eiked 1606 Melrose R. Rec. I. 17.
This day beand assignit to him to eik to his former defences c1650 Spalding I. 221.
Besides thir ansueris … thay eik thus 1650 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 190.
In quhich caise they sall have power to eik and pair