"-el" meaning in Middle English

See -el in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-əl/
Etymology: From Old English -el, -ol, from Proto-West Germanic *-ul, from Proto-Germanic *-ulaz. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|adjectival}}, {{inh|enm|ang|-el}} Old English -el, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*-ul}} Proto-West Germanic *-ul, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*-ulaz}} Proto-Germanic *-ulaz Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -el
  1. Forms adjectives meaning "tending to" or "able to" from verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--el-enm-suffix-r4nc3U-L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -le
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /-əl/
Etymology: From Old English -el, -ol, from Proto-West Germanic *-il, from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|agentive}}, {{inh|enm|ang|-el}} Old English -el, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*-il}} Proto-West Germanic *-il, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*-ilaz}} Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -el
  1. Forms diminutives from verbs or other nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--el-enm-suffix-iFx3iBjd
  2. Forms agent nouns from verbs or other nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--el-enm-suffix-6JHfkpcH Categories (other): Pages with 21 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 21 entries: 2 4 6 2 2 5 5 2 8 4 4 4 5 4 4 10 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 5 1 2 6 5 1 9 4 4 4 5 4 5 12 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 13 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 39 17 7 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -le, -ell, -yll, -ylle, -il, -ill, -ul, -yl
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /-ˈɛːl(ə)/, /-ɛl(ə)/
Etymology: From Old French -el, -ele, from Latin -ālis and -ellus, -ella. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|diminutive}}, {{bor|enm|fro|-el}} Old French -el, {{der|enm|la|-ālis}} Latin -ālis Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -el
  1. Forms diminutives from verbs or other nouns. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ele, -elle, -eylle
    Sense id: en--el-enm-suffix-iFx3iBjd1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -le, -ell, -yll, -ylle
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -el
  1. Alternative form of -al Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -al
    Sense id: en--el-enm-suffix-gI2CHycb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -el
  1. Alternative form of -elen Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -elen
    Sense id: en--el-enm-suffix-2s3UR4h3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-el",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "-elen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of -elen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-elen",
          "-elen#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-el"
}

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