Middle English Dictionary Entry
-e)re suf.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | -e)re suf.(2) |
| Etymology | OE -ru |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Inflectional suffix forming the plural of a few nouns in the South and the Midland: child-(e)re (also in the North, beside child-ren), ei-(e)re eggs, calv-(e)re beside calv-es, lamb-(e)re beside lamb-es.
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