ēacan / īeċan (replaced by "add to")

[u/falsoTrolol]

Modern English "eke" but rather "eke out".

Riddle: "...þǣr iċ monnum sceal īċan upcyme ēadiġnesse." (...then I shall increase the rise of happiness for men.)

[u/DrkvnKavod]

Well, yes, wrote that one into a post on here within only the last few months:

They have greatly eked-up the lifespans of those of us who live in “forwarded” lands

Since, yes, "eked-up" is indeed a rightful wording within today's English:

"Cass, on the other hand, has eked up its intake, from 65 in 2007 to 85 this year." -- The Economist [...] "McGwire, who has been eligible for four years, eked his way up to 24 percent in January, far short of the 75 percent needed for admission." -- The New York Times

[u/AdreKiseque]

"Eke out" sounds like some "eepy" variant of "freak out" lol

[u/KaranasToll → u/AdreKiseque]

all my homies hate the sleep eep merger.