"-ling" meaning in Old English

See -ling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /linɡ/, [liŋɡ]
Etymology: From alteration of suffixal use of Old English lang (“long”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|long|lang|long}} Old English lang (“long”) Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|head=-ling}} -ling
  1. adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or position Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ling-ang-suffix-ang:adverbial
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /linɡ/, [liŋɡ]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *-ling, from Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*-ling}} Proto-West Germanic *-ling, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*-ilingaz}} Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|g=m|head=-ling}} -ling m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|-ling}}, {{ang-decl-noun|-ling|-lingas|-ling|-lingas|-linges|-linga|-linge|-lingum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], -ling [nominative, singular], -lingas [nominative, plural], -ling [accusative, singular], -lingas [accusative, plural], -linges [genitive, singular], -linga [genitive, plural], -linge [dative, singular], -lingum [dative, plural]
  1. suffix used in forming personal nouns Tags: masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -linc
    Sense id: en--ling-ang-suffix-ang:nominal
  2. suffix forming diminutives Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ling-ang-suffix-UG-Vi9H1
  3. dynasty, lineage Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ling-ang-suffix-A1uikNPg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "57 29 13",
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