Derivational suffix (later replaced by -el) in nouns formed on verbs, denoting objects: e. g. rē̆ch-els, rē̆k-els incense, cp. rēk-en give off smoke or vapor [OE rēc-els: rēcan]; smē̆r-(e)les……
Derivational suffix in adjs.
(a) formed on mass nouns (orig. with mutation of the root vowel): e.g.
asshen adj.(1) [OE
æsc-en: æsc];
copren;
gī̆ld-en, later
gō̆ld-en, from
gō̆ld [OE
gyld-en:……
Forming the inf. (later reduced to -e, then lost): (a) from OE -an, as in sing-e(n, sett-e(n [OE sing-an, sett-an ]; (b) replacing -ien from OE -ian, except in the South, as in lọ̄k-e(n [OE lōc-ian……
Forming the plural of certain nouns [OE -an]: (a) retained in all the dialects in ei-en eyes, ēr-en ears, and ox-en throughout the ME period, although ei-es and ēr-es appear in later ME; (b) retained……
Inflectional suffix of adjs. in early ME: (a) forming the dat.sg. and the dat.pl. of the indefinite (strong) declension; (b) forming the oblique cases (exc. acc. neuter) of the sing. and all cases……
Inflectional suffix in verbs: (a) Forming the past ind.pl. of all verbs, e.g. fǒund-en, dēmd-en; (b) forming the pres.ind.pl. of the preterit-present verbs: e.g. kunn-en, mǒu-en, wit-en; (c) forming……
Inflectional and derivational suffix in nouns (forming the genitive plural), which when placed before a noun in later Middle English act to some degree as attributive possessive adjectives, probably……
A suffix forming numerous collective or abstract nouns denoting states, attitudes, or activities, most of them directly borrowed from French (e.g. absence, abstinence, accidence, adherence,……
A suffix forming numerous abstract nouns of quality or state, usually (perhaps invariably) modeled directly on a Latin original, such as adolescencie, intelligencie, nutrencie, pertinencie,……
Derivational suffix forming the present participle of all verbs in the earlier Midland texts (corresponding to N -ande and S -inde); later replaced by -ing(e.…
Inflectional suffix forming the gen.plural of many nouns in very early ME: (a) nouns that formed the gen.pl. in OE -ena, e.g. bēm-ene of trumpets; (b) some nouns that formed the gen.pl. in OE -a……
Derivational suffix, late ME variant of -aǧer, forming a few agent nouns, as pass-enǧer, -inǧer, -anǧer beside pass-aǧer; mess-enǧer, -inǧer, -anǧer beside mess-aǧer; also herb-enǧer beside herb-eǧ……
Derivational suffix forming the comp. of adverbs, e.g. hard-er [OE heard-or], ēr-er earlier [OE ǣr-or], inn-er [OE inn-or]; also leng-er, ferr-er, replacing the earlier ME uninflected comparatives……
Forming agent nouns from nouns and verbs, esp. also names of persons engaged in a trade or profession. (a) Inherited from OE: e.g. bōk-ere scribe [OE bōc-ere, from bōc document, charter], salt-ere……
Inflectional suffix forming the plural of a few nouns in the South and the Midland: child-(e)re (also in the North, beside child-ren), ei-(e)re eggs, calv-(e)re beside calv-es, lamb-(e)re beside la……
