[eke] adv [ME, fr. OE eac; akin to OHG ouh also, L aut or, Gk au again] (bef. 12c) archaic: also
[2]eke vt eked ; ek.ing [ME, fr. OE iecan, ecan; akin to OHG ouhhon to add, L augere to increase, Gk auxein] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: increase, lengthen
2: to get with great difficulty--usu. used with out "~ out a living"