"-ie" meaning in Middle English

See -ie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -y [alternative], -ye [alternative], -e [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|der|fro>-ie>abstract nouns|id=abstract nouns}}, {{bor|enm|fro|-ie}} Old French -ie, {{der|enm|la|-ia}} Latin -ia Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ie
  1. A suffix designating abstract or collective nouns, typically of French or Latin origin. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ie-enm-suffix-go5FQSFa Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 1 0 5 11 30 5 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 1 0 4 8 28 4 49 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 3 6 24 3 60 2 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 78 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ie
  1. Alternative form of -y Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -y
    Sense id: en--ie-enm-suffix-5lT~Fz0e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ie
  1. Alternative form of -yf Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -yf
    Sense id: en--ie-enm-suffix-y6Ev5V5A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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