"-re" meaning in Old English

See -re in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /re/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, possibly from Latin -ārius. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*-ārijaz}} Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, {{der|ang|la|-ārius}} Latin -ārius Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -re, {{ang-suffix|g=m}} -re Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-ja-m|-r}}, {{ang-decl-noun|-re|-ras|-re|-ras|-res|-ra|-re|-rum|num=|title=|type=strong ja-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -re [nominative, singular], -ras [nominative, plural], -re [accusative, singular], -ras [accusative, plural], -res [genitive, singular], -ra [genitive, plural], -re [dative, singular], -rum [dative, plural]
  1. (Late West Saxon) masculine agent suffix, originally applied only to nouns Tags: Late-West-Saxon, morpheme
    Sense id: en--re-ang-suffix-P-VJqdbZ Categories (other): Late West Saxon Old English, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -re, {{ang-suffix}} -re
  1. Marks the strong feminine genitive, dative, and instrumental singular of adjectives. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--re-ang-suffix-h3QrI7TK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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