Middle English Dictionary Entry
-e suf.(3)
Entry Info
| Forms | -e suf.(3) |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Inflectional suffix in adjs. (lost in later ME).
1.
Forming the plural of the indefinite (strong) declension, as in gōd-e folk good people, theues gōd-e good manners [OE -e, -a].
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2.
Forming the singular and the plural of the definite (weak) declension, as in ō gōd-e God! the gōd-e man, the gōd-e werkes, alle gōd-e werkes [OE -a, -e, -an.].
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