-lok

Middle English Alternative forms enm -lak -lake -loke enm -lac especially early; enm -locke -locke late enm -laik -laike -layke especially N Etymology enm :inh ang:-lāc enm ang -lāc suffix denoting activity or action, from enm gem-pro *-laikaz, gem-pro *-laiką. enm -lek, also compare enm layk amusement, activity, enm -lechen -ify verb-forming suffix, and enm lok offering gift, offering. The form enm -leche found in enm knoweleche and enm woweleche likely reflects an Old English collateral form enm -lǣċ, reflecting influence from ang -lǣċan (enm -lechen). Northern forms in enm -layk reflect conflation with enm -layk, Northern form of enm -lek. Pronunciation enm /-ˌlɔ̝ːk/ reduced /-lak/ enm /-ˌlaːk/ /-ˌlæi̯k/ mostly <<N>> Suffix enm suffix noun-forming suffixes derivational suffixes enm uncommon Forms nouns from other nouns or verbs denoting an event or state (originally specifically a ceremony) enm knowen -lok knoweleche to know knowledge originally "acknowledgement" enm wed -lok wedlok pledge marriage originally "wedding" enm non-productive Forms nouns from other nouns denoting physical activity. enm fight -lok fightlok fight fighting Derived terms enm Descendants (en - en wedlock) References -lāc suf MED24517 -lock suffix 6656794588 B 3.2 430-432 430 -LEC