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-lyng
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lyng Lyng
Middle English
Pronunciation
enm /-linɡ/
Etymology 1
enm :inh ang:-ling<id:diminutive> diminutive
From enm ang -ling nominal suffix nominal, from enm gmw-pro *-ling, from enm gem-pro *-ilingaz; equivalent to enm -el -yng agentive.
Alternative forms
enm -ling -linge -lingge -lynge
Suffix
enm suffix
suffix used in forming personal nouns
suffix forming diminutives
Derived terms
enm -lyng
Descendants
en -ling
sco -ling -lin
yol -leen
References
-ling suf MED25667
Etymology 2
enm ang -ling adverbial suffix adverbial.
Alternative forms
enm -ling
Suffix
enm suffix
enm adverbial An adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or position.
Derived terms
enm derkelyng darkling
enm noselyng nuzzle
enm sidlyng sidle
Descendants
en -ling -long (as in en headlong)
References
-ling(e suf MED25669
enm diminutive suffixes