Anglo-Saxon Suffixes
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gtreffinger on April 6, 2010
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Ms. Gill, English II
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42 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 -wise | "way", "manner" |
| contrariwise | in no way; not at all |
| -dom | "dignity", "office", "realm", "state of being", "those having the character of" |
| earldom | realm or dignity or an earl |
| martyrdom | state of being a martyr |
| officialdom | those having the authority of officials; officials collectively |
| -some (1) | "full of the thing or quality denoted in the first part of the word" |
| -some (2) | "group of" |
| cumbersome | full of encumbrances; burdensome |
| fulsome | offensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity |
| lissom | limber; nimble |
| meddlesome | intrusive; impertinent |
| mettlesome | full of mettle; spirited |
| noisome | offensive to the sense of smell; unwholesome |
| winsome | full of a winning quality |
| twosome | group of two |
| -ling (1) | "one pertaining to or concerned with whatever is denoted in the first part of the word" |
| -ling (2) | "little", "young" |
| hireling | one whose only interest in his or her work is the pay |
| starveling | one who is thin from lack of food |
| suckling | child or animal that is nursed |
| yearling | one who is a year old |
| changeling | child secretly exchanged for another in infancy |
| duckling | little duck |
| foundling | infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents |
| gosling | young goose |
| sibling | brother or sister |
| stripling | lad |
| anent | about; concerning; in respect to |
| anon | soon; presently |
| behest | command; order |
| beholden | bound in gratitude; indebted |
| behoove | be necessary for; be proper for |
| betimes | early |
| heath | tract of wasteland |
| wane | decrease; dwindle |
| warlock | sorcerer; wizard |
| warp | threads running lengthwise in the loom, crossed by the woof |
| wax | grow; increase |
| withal | with it all; in addition; despite that |
| woof | threads running from side to side in a woven fabric |
| yclept or ycleped | named; called |
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