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Old English · suffix

-endlic

Part of speech
suffix
IPA
/end.liːt͡ʃ/
Syllables
end · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
Modern English
capable

Meaning

  1. forming adjectives from verbs with the sense of "able to, capable of"; -able

    ācumendlīc

    possible

Etymology

Combined form, created from -ende (present participle ending) + -līċ (“-ly, like”) and from -end (agent suffix, ultimately from the present participle) + -līċ (“-ly, like”). Equivalent to -andly in modern English.

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