"-ware" meaning in Middle English

See -ware in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ˌwaːr(ə)/, /-ˌwarə/ [Early-Middle-English] Forms: -wæren [alternative], -wærre [alternative], -waress [alternative, Ormulum]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English -ware, from Proto-West Germanic *-wari, from Proto-Germanic *warjaz (“dwellers of”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|-ware|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English -ware, {{inh+|enm|ang|-ware}} Inherited from Old English -ware, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*-wari}} Proto-West Germanic *-wari, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*warjaz||dwellers of}} Proto-Germanic *warjaz (“dwellers of”) Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=p}} -ware pl
  1. (Early Middle English, rare, no longer productive) A suffix denoting inhabitants or residents of a place. Tags: Early-Middle-English, idiomatic, morpheme, plural, rare
    Sense id: en--ware-enm-suffix-ZoVXxp0O Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English pluralia tantum, Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 12 12 12 18 34 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 12 12 20 28 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 13 23 20 9 9

Alternative forms

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