"-ling" meaning in Middle English

See -ling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-linɡ/
Etymology: From Old English -ling (nominal suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-ling, from Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz; equivalent to -el + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-ling|id=nominal|pos=nominal suffix}} Old English -ling (nominal suffix), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*-ling}} Proto-West Germanic *-ling, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*-ilingaz}} Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz, {{af|enm|-el|-ing|id1=agentive|id2=diminutive suffix}} -el + -ing Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ling
  1. suffix used in forming personal nouns Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -linge, -lingge, -lyng, -lynge
    Sense id: en--ling-enm-suffix-enm:diminutive
  2. suffix forming diminutives Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ling-enm-suffix-UG-Vi9H1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -el (agentive), Middle English terms suffixed with -ing (diminutive suffix), Middle English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 52 28 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 53 26 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -el (agentive): 28 72 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ing (diminutive suffix): 38 62 Disambiguation of Middle English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 60 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /-linɡ/
Etymology: From Old English -ling (adverbial suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-ling|id=adverbial|pos=adverbial suffix}} Old English -ling (adverbial suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -ling
  1. An adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or position. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ling-enm-suffix-enm:adverbial
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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