Middle English Dictionary Entry
-ling(e suf.
Entry Info
| Forms | -ling(e suf. Also -lingue, -lunge. |
| Etymology | OE -linga; also, cp. MDu. -linge. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. -long suf., which is occasionally substituted for this.
1.
A derivational suffix in adverbs of position, direction, or manner; from OE: hinderling, nedlinge, etc.; ?from MDu.: sidlinge; of ME formation: blindlinge, derkeling, eggelinge, flatlinge, grovelinge, halflinge, hedlinge, loklinge, etc.
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