Old English · suffix
-ode
- Part of speech
- suffix
- IPA
- /o.de/
- Syllables
- o · de (2 syllables)
Meaning
Forms the first and third person singular preterite indicative and singular subjunctive indicative of class II weak verbs
lufian (“to love”) + -ode → lufode (“I/he/she/it loved”)
Etymology
From the merger of several Proto-Germanic inflections.
Descendants
-ed
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