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Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-iþō.
Suffix
-ede f
- used to form abstract nouns from adjectives
- hôgede (“height”) from hôoch (“high”) (modern Dutch: hoogte and hoog)
- lengede (“length”) from lanc (“long”) (modern Dutch: lengte and lang)
Derived terms
Category Middle Dutch terms suffixed with -ede not found
Descendants
Old English
Etymology
Akin to the past participle ending -ed.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ede
- (adjectival suffix) suffix applied to nouns meaning "having", "possessing", "provided with" or "equipped with"
- feaxede ― long-haired
- wæmbede ― big-bellied
Descendants