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1. -ie, suffix View full entry 1727
...earlier form of -y suffix, primarily in words from Old French -ie or -e, as astronomie, fancie, citie, duetie...
2. -is | -ys, suffix1 View full entry 1297
...A frequent Middle English and esp. Sc. variant of the grammatical inflection -es, -s, of the genitive sing., and the pl. of ns., and of the 3rd pers....
3. -is, suffix2 View full entry
...Northern and esp. Sc. form of -ish, q.v....
4. -like, suffix View full entry a1450
...Appended to ns....
5. -lings, suffix View full entry
...Forming adverbs, mostly indicating condition or situation, as eastlings, mostlings, needlings, etc. Cf. -ling....
6. -longs, suffix View full entry
...Forming adverbs, chiefly indicating condition or situation, as needlongs, pitchlongs, etc. Cf. -lings....
