Middle English Dictionary Entry

-ẹ̄̆-vǒus suf.
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1.
Derivational suffix forming adjs. on certain nouns. It is a blend of the two synonymous compound adj. suffixes -iv-ǒus (as in plent-iv-ǒus) and -ẹ̄-ǒus (as in plent-ẹ̄-ǒus). Examples are: bǒunt-ẹ̄vǒus beside bǒunt-ẹ̄ous, beaut-ẹ̄vǒus beside beaut-ẹ̄ǒus, deint-ẹ̄vǒus beside deint-ẹ̄ous, plent-ẹ̄vǒus beside plent-ivǒus and plent-ẹ̄ǒus.