"-dom" meaning in Middle English

See -dom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-doːm/, /-dum/ [reduced], /-dam/ [reduced]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English -dōm, from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|-dōm|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English -dōm, {{inh+|enm|ang|-dōm}} Inherited from Old English -dōm, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*-dōm}} Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*-dōmaz}} Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -dom
  1. Forming nouns denoting a state, condition, or office; -dom. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--dom-enm-suffix-hSNYV-Sq
  2. Forming nouns denoting a condition or quality; -dom. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--dom-enm-suffix-7c39hHnT Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -dam, -dame, -dome, -don, -doom, -dum

Alternative forms

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