Middle Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *-iþō.

Suffix

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-ede f

  1. 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

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Category Middle Dutch terms suffixed with -ede not found

Descendants

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  • Dutch: -te, -de

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Akin to the past participle ending -ed.

Suffix

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-ede

  1. (adjectival suffix) suffix applied to nouns meaning "having", "possessing", "provided with" or "equipped with"
    feaxedelong-haired
    wæmbedebig-bellied
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Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-ede

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Suffix

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-ede

  1. Used to form the first and third person singular preterite indicative of most class I weak verbs
    fremman (to perform, do) + ‎-ede → ‎fremede (I/he/she/it performed/did)
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