-yssh in Middle English

IPA: /iʃ/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old English -isc and Old Norse -isk, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, with some influence from Old French -ais, -eis. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|-isc}} Old English -isc, {{der|enm|non|-isk}} Old Norse -isk, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*-iskaz}} Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, {{bor|enm|fro|-ais}} Old French -ais Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -yssh Forms: -ysshe [alternative], -yssch [alternative], -yssche [alternative], -ish [alternative], -ysh [alternative], -ishe [alternative], -yshe [alternative], -iȝsh [alternative], -yȝsh [alternative], -ishs [alternative], -yshs [alternative], -esh [alternative], -eshe [alternative], -ysse [alternative], -isse [alternative], -yse [alternative], -ise [alternative], -ys [alternative], -is [alternative], -ijs [alternative], -esse [alternative], -es [alternative], -ysce [alternative], -isce [alternative], -yssce [alternative], -issce [alternative], -yche [alternative], -ych [alternative], -iche [alternative], -ich [alternative], -as [alternative], -sæ [alternative], -ce [alternative], -ez [alternative], -isc [alternative], -ysc [alternative], -ychs [alternative], -ichs [alternative], -ech [alternative], -iske [alternative], -yske [alternative], -isch [alternative], -ische [alternative]

Alternative forms

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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ysh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ishe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-iȝsh",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "-yȝsh",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "-esh",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "-eshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isse",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ise",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ys",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-is",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "-ijs",
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      ]
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      "form": "-esse",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-es",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ysce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isce",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-yssce",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-issce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-yche",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ych",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iche",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ich",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-as",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-sæ",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ez",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isc",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ysc",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "-ichs",
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        "alternative"
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      ]
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      "form": "-ische",
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        {
          "_dis": "77 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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    {
      "ipa": "/iʃ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English suffixes",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
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    },
    {
      "form": "-yssche",
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        "alternative"
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    {
      "form": "-ish",
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        "alternative"
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        "alternative"
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    {
      "form": "-yshe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "-iȝsh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "-yȝsh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "-ishs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yshs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eshe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "-ysse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "-isse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "-yse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-ise",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ys",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-is",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ijs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-es",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ysce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yssce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-issce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yche",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ych",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iche",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ich",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-as",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sæ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ce",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ez",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ysc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ychs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ichs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ech",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isch",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ische",
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        "alternative"
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        "Affixed to nouns to form adjectives that describe something as being similar or like in nature to the base noun."
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      "ipa": "/iʃ/"
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"-yssh" meaning in Middle English

Suffix

Alternative forms