-ynge

Middle English

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old English -ing, -ung, from Proto-West Germanic *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -ynge

    1. Forms gerunds from verbs, typically referring to the process of performing the verb, but also referring to the effect of the verb, what the verb affects, the capability or permission of performing the verb, or that which performs the verb.
    2. Forms collective nouns from verbs meaning "to utilise (a given thing)".
    Derived terms
    Middle English terms suffixed with -ynge
    Descendants
    • English: -ing, -in', -in
    • Scots: -in, -in', -ing
    • Yola: -een, -en

    References

    Etymology 2

    Suffix

    -ynge

    1. alternative form of -yng