"-more" meaning in English

See -more in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Middle English -more, -mor, from mor (“more”, adverb). Analogically formed to -most. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-more}} Middle English -more Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -more, {{en-suffix}} -more
  1. (archaic) Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives and adverbs, usually ending in -er. Tags: archaic, morpheme
    Sense id: en--more-en-suffix-Wd5bUM1L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. Used for placenames; variant of moor. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--more-en-suffix-zbI0BUAN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: innermore, uppermore Related terms: -most
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