"-en" meaning in Middle English

See -en in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -e [alternative], -n [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English -en and Old Norse -inn, past participle ending of strong verbs, from Proto-Norse -ᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*-inaz), both from Proto-Germanic *-inaz, *-anaz (past participle ending of strong verbs). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-en}} Old English -en, {{bor|enm|non|-inn}} Old Norse -inn, {{der|enm|gmq-pro|-ᛁᚾᚨᛉ||tr=*-inaz}} Proto-Norse -ᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*-inaz), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*-inaz}} Proto-Germanic *-inaz Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -en
  1. Denotes the past participle form when attached to a strong verb. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-enm:participial
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From Old English -an. Originally used with class 1 weak verbs in Old English, it was extended to class 2 weak verbs in many dialects and thus supplanted -ien (from Old English -ian); see that entry for more. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-an|id=infinitival}} Old English -an, {{m+|ang|-ian}} Old English -ian Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -en Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|-}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -en [infinitive], to -en [infinitive], -e [infinitive], -e [first-person, present, singular], -ed [first-person, past, singular], -est [present, second-person, singular], -edest [past, second-person, singular], -eth [present, singular, third-person], -ed [past, singular, third-person], -e [present, singular, subjunctive], -ed [past, singular, subjunctive], -e [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], -en [plural, present], -e [plural, present], -eden [past, plural], -ede [past, plural], -eth [imperative, plural, present], -e [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], -ynge [participle, present], -ende [participle, present], -ed [participle, past], y-ed [participle, past], -e [alternative], -yn [alternative, Norfolk, especially], -n [alternative]
  1. Denotes the infinitive when attached to verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-enm:infinitival
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Forms: -e [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English -on, -en. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|verb plural}}, {{inh|enm|ang|-on}} Old English -on Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -en
  1. Denotes the past indicative plural form of verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-kEqgacm2
  2. Denotes the present and past subjunctive plural form of verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-Zm1yN08A
  3. Denotes the present indicative plural form of certain verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-NfAFpKFC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 6 6 13 6 12 6 7 6 5 9 5 5 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

Forms: -n [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English -an, a plural and oblique case marker. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-an|id=n-stem}} Old English -an Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -en
  1. Denotes the plural form of weak nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-enm:noun_plural
  2. (Early Middle English) Denotes the oblique cases and plural forms of weak adjectives. Tags: Early-Middle-English, morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-VCjyQBh- Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 6 6 13 6 12 6 7 6 5 9 5 5 1 1
  3. (Early Middle English, rare) Denotes the genitive or dative singular of certain nouns. Tags: Early-Middle-English, morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-cA97GWfK Categories (other): Early Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Suffix

Forms: -e [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English -an, later form of -um, from Proto-West Germanic *-um, from a conflation of several Proto-Germanic suffixes. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|dative plural}}, {{inh|enm|ang|-an|id=-um}} Old English -an, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*-um}} Proto-West Germanic *-um, {{der|enm|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -en
  1. (Early Middle English, uncommon) Denotes the dative plural of nouns and adjectives. Tags: Early-Middle-English, morpheme, uncommon
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-qoh5gm8o Categories (other): Early Middle English
  2. (Early Middle English, very rare) Denotes the dative singular of strong adjectives. Tags: Early-Middle-English, morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-i96D4k29 Categories (other): Early Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Suffix

Forms: -ene [alternative], -in [alternative], -on [alternative], -un [alternative], -yn [alternative], -n [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English -en (“characteristic of; made of”), from Proto-Germanic *-īnaz. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|adjectival}}, {{inh|enm|ang|-en||characteristic of; made of}} Old English -en (“characteristic of; made of”), {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*-īnaz}} Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -en
  1. Attached to a noun to form an adjective describing something as characteristic of, like, or pertaining to that noun. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-Hp2Zs0J3
  2. Attached to a noun that denotes a material to form an adjective describing something as made of that material. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-enm:made_of Derived forms (Adjectives formed with -en denoting materials): almaunden, aspen, asshen, attern, bechen, birchen, brasen, cleyen, copren, elmen, erden, erthen, flaxen, gilden, glasen, golden, haselen, holinen, leden, letheren, linden, lynnen, mapelyn, oken, rochen, selken, stenen, stonen, strawen, sylveren, treen, wollen Disambiguation of 'Adjectives formed with -en denoting materials': 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Suffix

Etymology: From Old English -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-en}} Old English -en Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} -en
  1. Denotes a diminutive form of a noun. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-enm:diminutive
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

Suffix

Etymology: From Old English -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-en}} Old English -en Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} -en
  1. Denotes a female form of a small, fixed number of nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-enm:feminine
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 8

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|altform=1}} -en
  1. alternative form of -ene Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ene
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-enm:genitive_plural
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 9

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|altform=1}} -en
  1. alternative form of -enen Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -enen
    Sense id: en--en-enm-suffix-hDd3w89s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 10

Alternative forms

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        "singular"
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        "participle",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-en"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Middle English alternative forms",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pages with 27 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yucatec Maya entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yucatec Maya lemmas",
    "Yucatec Maya suffixes"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 10,
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        "2": "suffix",
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      },
      "expansion": "-en",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "-enen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of -enen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-enen",
          "-enen#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alternative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-en"
}

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