Forming the pres.ind.sg.3 of all verbs, except the preterit presents, in the South and (about 1400) in the greater part of the Midland: e.g. dẹ̄m-eth [OE dēm-eþ, dēm-þ], lǒv-eth [OE luf-aþ], bīd-eth [……
Forming the pres. & past ind.sg.2 of all verbs (exc. the present of some of the preterit presents) in the North and the North Midland [Nhb. -es, -as]: e.g. sing-es, tāk-es, lǒv-es; sang-es, tōk-es,……
A derivational suffix in many ME nouns, frequently of OE origin but sometimes of ON origin, usu. denoting either a quality, condition, state of being, etc.: drought(e, ermthe, filth, height(e,……
