Old English · suffix
-or
- Part of speech
- suffix, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /or/
- Syllables
- or (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- a-stemcausationsuffixfoundtendencyadverbs
-or1 · suffix
Senses
-
suffix forming adjectives from verbs denoting tendency or causation
slīpan (“to slip, glide”) + -or → slipor (“slippery”)
-or2 · suffix · masculine
Senses
-
Suffix variant found on masculine a-stem nouns
ċeole (“throat”) + -or → ċeolor (“collar, throat”)
Declension · strong a-stem
-or3 · suffix
Senses
-
Forms the comparative degree of adverbs
hearde (“severely”) + -or → heardor (“more severely”)
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-ar-. Akin to Old High German -ar.
From Proto-Germanic *-raz. Akin to Old Saxon -or, Old High German -ur.
Descendants
-er
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