"-or" meaning in Old English

See -or in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /or/ Forms: -er [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *-ar-. Akin to Old High German -ar. Etymology templates: {{der|ang|gem-pro|*-ar-}} Proto-Germanic *-ar-, {{cog|goh|-ar}} Old High German -ar Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|head=|head2=|sort=}} -or, {{ang-suffix|type=adjective}} -or
  1. suffix forming adjectives from verbs denoting tendency or causation Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--or-ang-suffix-3bCzVplq Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 22 37 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /or/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *-raz. Akin to Old Saxon -or, Old High German -ur. Etymology templates: {{der|ang|gem-pro|*-raz}} Proto-Germanic *-raz, {{cog|osx|-or}} Old Saxon -or, {{cog|goh|-ur}} Old High German -ur Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|head=|head2=|sort=}} -or, {{ang-suffix|g=m|type=noun}} -or Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|-r|nomsg=-or}}, {{ang-decl-noun|-or|-ras|-or|-ras|-res|-ra|-re|-rum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -or [nominative, singular], -ras [nominative, plural], -or [accusative, singular], -ras [accusative, plural], -res [genitive, singular], -ra [genitive, plural], -re [dative, singular], -rum [dative, plural]
  1. Suffix variant found on masculine a-stem nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--or-ang-suffix-~lSlzZB4 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 22 37 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /or/
Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -or, {{ang-suffix}} -or
  1. Forms the comparative degree of adverbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--or-ang-suffix-n3FWjWi2 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 22 37 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        },
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        },
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          "text": "siġe (“victory”) + -or → sigor (“victory”)"
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