"-le" meaning in Scots

See -le in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ʌl], [əl], [l]
Etymology: From Middle English -el, -le, from Old English -el, -ol (adjective suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ulaz (adjective suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|-el}} Middle English -el, {{m|enm|-le}} -le, {{inh|sco|ang|-el}} Old English -el, {{m|ang|-ol||pos=adjective suffix}} -ol (adjective suffix), {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*-ulaz|pos=adjective suffix}} Proto-Germanic *-ulaz (adjective suffix) Head templates: {{head|sco|suffix}} -le
  1. used for forming adjectives signifying 'having a tendency to' or 'able to'; e.g. forgettle, smittle, fodgle Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--le-sco-suffix-Uus9YH1k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: [ʌl], [əl], [l]
Head templates: {{head|sco|suffix}} -le
  1. a contracted form of full; e.g. cairtle (“cartful, cart-load”), cogle (“bowlful”) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--le-sco-suffix-8pprMVoU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: [ʌl], [əl], [l]
Etymology: From Middle English -elen, -len, -lien, from Old English -lian (frequentative verbal suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-lōną (frequentative verbal suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|-elen}} Middle English -elen, {{m|enm|-len}} -len, {{m|enm|-lien}} -lien, {{inh|sco|ang|-lian||pos=frequentative verbal suffix}} Old English -lian (frequentative verbal suffix), {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*-lōną|pos=frequentative verbal suffix}} Proto-Germanic *-lōną (frequentative verbal suffix) Head templates: {{head|sco|suffix|cat2=diminutive suffixes}} -le
  1. frequentative or diminutive suffix, added to verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--le-sco-suffix-6go-Lwhb Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 5 36 52 7
  2. forms adverbs implying direction towards Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--le-sco-suffix-HyXY68e4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for -le meaning in Scots (3.3kB)

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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English -el, -le, from Old English -el, -ol (adjective suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ulaz (adjective suffix).",
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        ],
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          "fodgle#Scots"
        ]
      ],
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      },
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    {
      "ipa": "[əl]"
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    {
      "ipa": "[l]"
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    "Scots terms derived from Old English",
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    "Scots terms inherited from Middle English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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          "fodgle#Scots"
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[l]"
    }
  ],
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