-lechen

Middle English Alternative forms enm -leche -liche Etymology enm :inh ang:-lǣċan enm ang -lǣċan, from enm gmw-pro *-laikijan; compare enm lok offering gift, sacrifice and enm -lok. However, often associated with enm -lich, variant of enm -ly adjectival -ly adjectival, which verbs with this suffix are often formed from (replacing that suffix) and phonologically remodelled after (as already in ang -līcian). Pronunciation enm /-ˌlɛ̝ːt͡ʃən/ reduced /-lɛt͡ʃən/ enm /-lit͡ʃən/ remodelled after enm -lich, variant of enm -ly adjectival enm /-lɛd͡ʒ/ <<N>> or <<late>>, with voicing of unstressed /t͡ʃ/ Suffix enm suffix verb-forming suffixes derivational suffixes enm mostly non-productive Forms verbs from adjectives, denoting becoming or producing; -ify Derived terms enm Descendants (en - en acknowledge, en knowledge) (gmw-msc - en knawlege) References -lē̆chen suf MED24929 -leche suffix 4833145817 180 168