Middle English Dictionary Entry

-ī̆ld suf.
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Entry Info

Forms -ī̆ld suf. Also -ilt.
Etymology OE; cp. Nhb. nēhebȳrildas.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

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A derivational suffix forming agent nouns (orig. fem.); e.g., beggild, chepilt, chidild, cursild, forshuppild, fostrild, grucchild, menild, motild, sunegild.
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