Eke, vb. (cf. Eche), to add to, to lengthen, to piece out: “to e. it and to draw it out in length,” Merch. III, 2, 23 (Q1 eck, Ff Q2. Merch. III, 2, 23 4 ich and eech). “and mine, to e. out hers,” As I, 2, 208. “to e. out that wherein toward me my homely stars have failed,” All's II, 5, 79.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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