In words taken from OF (& L): (a) derived from verbs, with 'passive' meaning: accept-able, agre-able, am-able, blam-able, chaunge-able, forfet-able, fortun-able, honor-able, etc.; (b) derived from……

A productive suffix in adverbs, almost always formed on adjectives in -able. Closely bound as the two suffixes are, some examples of the adjective may well be back formations from the adverb, or the……

A suffix forming numerous abstract nouns denoting quality or condition, most of them directly borrowed from French or Anglo-Norman, some formed from Latin nouns in -atia or -acia (in some cases……

Only in a few nouns taken from OF or L, as pinn-acle, tabern-acle. …

In words taken from OF: (a) cooking terms, as fig(u)-ade a fig desert, pever-ade (cp. F poivr-ade) pepper sauce, sal-ade salad, greens; (b) bal-ade; citrin-ade a cosmetic; (c) in at least one ME……

In many nouns taken from OF, denoting states, actions, concretes, groups, rights, services, etc., e.g. avauntage, baggage, baronage, cariage, coinage, courage, cousinage, heritage, homage, langage,……

Only in agent nouns taken from Old French, as h)om-ager (from hom-age), mess-ager (from mess-age), pass-ager (from pass-age). …

In action nouns from OF, as arivaille, bataille, espousaille, travail(le. …

In some adjs. and nouns taken from OF, as certain, germain, Romain; fontain(e, mountain(e. …

In a number of adjs. & nouns taken from OF, as necessaire; adversaire, lapidaire, secretaire. …

(a) In numerous adjs. taken from Latin, either directly or by way of Old French, as annu-al, -el, cordi-al, formal, -el, funer-al, gener-al, mort-al, natur-al, tempor-al, -el; (b) in a number of……

In several nouns taken from Latin, denoting persons, as Affrican, publican. …

The regional variant of the suffix of the pr.ppl. peculiar to the North and parts of the North Midland, corresp. to -ende, -inde, -inge in other areas. …

In the adjs. bai-ard bay (horse), blanch-ard white (horse), and in the nouns bast-ard, bus-ard buzzard, dunce, cou-ard, trich-ard, taken from OF. …

In adjs. and nouns adopted from Latin: (a) adjs.: contrarie, necess-arie, secund-arie, solit-arie, volunt-arie, etc, ; (b) agent nouns: advers-arie, apothec-arie, secretarie; (c) other nouns……

(a) In numerous ppls. taken from Latin ( ?& OF), e.g. cre-at, desol-at, determin-at, fortun-at, immacul-at, moder-at, ordin-at, priv-at, separ-at; (b) in several nouns (orig. ppls.) taken from Latin (……

In several nouns taken from Latin: magistr-at, sen-at. …

Examples are: cre-aten, desol-aten, equ-aten, fortun-aten, moder-aten, separ-aten. …

(a) In many (learned) adjs. taken from Latin or OF, as demonstr-atif, -ive, figur-atif, -ive, imagin-atif, -ive; -- often used as nouns; (b) in at least one adj. formed on the stem of an E verb: talk-……

(a) In many agent nouns from Latin (often by way of OF), e.g. cre-atour, cur-atour, dict-atour, fornic-atour, idol-atour, medi-atour, or-atour, salv-atour; (b) in equ-ator. …