411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
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English
Suffix
en suffix form
-ly
Old English
Alternative forms
ang -lēast -lēst -līst -lȳst
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *-lausiþu; ang -lēas<t:-less><type:root> -þ<alt:-t><t:-th; -ness>.
Pronunciation
-līest
Suffix
-līest f
ang West Saxon forms abstract nouns denoting lack, want or absence of: -lessness
ang metelīest lack of food, foodlessness
ang andġietlīest lack of understanding
Declension
-līest sg