"-se" meaning in English

See -se in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-n-s/, /-n-z/, /-s/, /-ʒ/, /-d-ʒ/
Etymology: From Middle English -sen (verbal ending), from Old English -sian (verbal ending), from Proto-Germanic *-isōną. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-sen|pos=verbal ending}} Middle English -sen (verbal ending), {{inh|en|ang|-sian|pos=verbal ending}} Old English -sian (verbal ending), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*-isōną}} Proto-Germanic *-isōną Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=verb-forming suffixes|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -se, {{en-suffix|cat2=verb-forming suffixes}} -se
  1. Forms verbs from adjectives or nouns. When attached to certain adjectives, it forms a transitive verb whose meaning is, to make (adjective). The same construction could also be done to certain (fewer) nouns, as, bless, in which case the verb means roughly, to make bloody/sanctify. Tags: morpheme Derived forms (verbal suffix): bless, cleanse, halse, mince, rinse, rix, wanse, whinge
    Sense id: en--se-en-suffix-en:denominative Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 15 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 10 2 0 11 6 10 9 8 9 0 0 0 3 9 1 9 9 1 1
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          "sense": "verbal suffix",
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          "sense": "verbal suffix",
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          "sense": "verbal suffix",
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      "ipa": "/-n-s/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/-n-z/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/-s/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/-ʒ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/-d-ʒ/"
    }
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      "ipa": "/-n-z/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/-s/"
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      "ipa": "/-ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-d-ʒ/"
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