Middle English Dictionary Entry
-ivǒus suf.
Entry Info
| Forms | -ivǒus suf. Also -ifous, -ivose, -iveus, -ivese, -uvus. |
| Etymology | OF -ivous, -iveus, -ivos, in plentivos, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A derivational suffix forming adjectives from nouns, occurring usually in variation with other suffixes: (a) in adjectives in -ẹ̄(v)ǒus, e.g., beautivous, bountivous, deintivous, plentivous; (b) in adjectives in -ious, -ous, e.g., cositivous, gracivose, pitivous.
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