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1. -cund suf.

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This suffix survives in Orm., supported by ON *-kund: god-cund divine, gram -cund angry, grim -cund fierce. Orm's name-cund 'famous' is an adaptation of ME name-cǒuþ (OE nam-cūþ).

2. -fōld suf.

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Forming adjs. (used also as advs., and occas. as nouns) on cardinal numerals and on indefinite numerals, and having such meanings as 'consisting of or comprising x parts, units, specimens, etc.'…

3. -k(e suf.

Additional spellings: -ke
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A derivational suffix in words from OE and borrowings from ON, MLG, and MDu.: (nouns) balk(e, larke, etc.; (verbs) lurken, runken, sanken, skulken, etc. It occasionally occurs in ME or possibly ME…

4. -kinnes suf.

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A suffix combining with adjectives, numerals, and pronouns (rarely also with adverbs) to form adjectives denoting: 'of a (certain) kind'; e.g., al(le-kinnes, ani-kinnes, foure-kinnes, ech-kinnes,

5. -lāc suf.

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A derivational suffix in abstract nouns derived from OE or ON: brud-lac, fair-lek, fight-lak, freo-lac, godleic, grimme-leȝȝc, haȝherleȝc, meklac, reflac, wedlok, etc. In ME formations it is…

6. -lē̆s suf.

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A derivational suffix denoting deprivation and added to nouns to form adjectives. It appears frequently in adjectives from OE: berdles, bonles, endeles, faderles, frendles, godles, groundles,

7. -lī suf.(1)

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A derivational suffix in adjectives derived from OE or ON: armlich, ateoriendlic, atterlich, bigli, craftli, dedli, dirstlece, evenli, fokenlich, forwordenlic, greithli, gromlich, idafenlich,

8. -lī suf.(2)

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A derivational suffix in adverbs derived from OE & ON: arghli, boldeli(che, broth(e)li, craftili, depli, ediliche, faderli, freshli(che, freli, gladli, gostli, hagherlich, hert(e)li(e, hetheli,