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1. -āble adj. suf.

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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…

2. -āl suf.

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(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…

3. -āri(e suf.

Additional spellings: -arie
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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…

4. -āt suf.(1)

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(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 (…

5. -āten verb suf.

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

6. -aunce suf.

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A suffix forming numerous collective or abstract nouns denoting states, attitudes, or activities, most of them directly borrowed from French, some formed from Latin words in -antia- on the French…

7. -aunt suf.

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(a) In many pr.ppls. taken from OF, e.g. abound-a(u)nt, appar-a(u)nt, ard-a(u)nt, arrog-a(u)nt, charge-a(u)nt, ramp-aunt, -and, etc.; (b) in a number of nouns (orig. ppls.) adopted from OF, as…

8. -ī̆ble suf.

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Derivational suffix in adjectives from Latin or Old French: convertible, digestible, forcible, impossible, terrible, etc.; also in ME derivatives: credibli, impossiblenesse, pesibli, unpossible

9. -iē̆r(e suf.

Additional spellings: -iere
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A derivational suffix in nouns, indicating an instrument, an agent, or a person having an occupation, trade, or profession: (a) in ME formations: brasier, colier, glasier, heliere, lauiere, loviere

10. -kin suf.

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A diminutive suffix: (a) in nouns of foreign, usually MDu. or MLG origin; e.g. boidekin, cruskin, ferdekin, kilderkin; (b) in prob. ME formations; e.g. baudekin n. (2), fauntekin, fend(e)kin,

11. -rē̆de(n suf.

Additional spellings: -reden
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A derivational suffix forming nouns in composition with a noun (rarely an adj.) as simplex: (a) in abstract nouns denoting condition or qualities associated with the condition: e.g., broþer-reddene

12. -sǒm suf.(2)

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A suffix added in ME to cardinal numbers, with the meaning 'a group of' or 'in all': e.g., eighte-sum pron., eightetenesom n. (Suppl.), four-som n., fourtisom n. (Suppl.), hundredsom n., ninsom n., si

13. -sǒmes suf.

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An infrequent directional suffix in adverbs formed from adjectives: liftsomes, rightsomes.

14. -ū̆ǒus suf.

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A combinative derivational suffix in adjectives usu. derived from L or OF adjectives with u-stems plus suffix (L -osus, OF -os), e.g., affectuous, amfractuous, aquous, effectuous, fructuous,