*

constructed form

MDu.

Middle Dutch

<  

developed from

ME.

Middle English

???

etymology unconfirmed

MF.

Middle French

Ang.

Anglian

MLG.

Middle Low German

a.

adjective

Mod.I.

Modern Icelandic

abbrev.

abbreviation

n.

noun

ad.

adaption

neg. pref.

prefix expressing negation

adj. suff.

adjectival suffix

NME.

Northern Middle English

adv.

adverb

nom. suff.

nominal suffix

adv. suff.

adverbial suffix

Nor.

Norwegian

AF.

Anglo-French

North.

Northumbrian

AN.

Anglo-Norman

ODa.

Old Danish

Ang.

Anglian

OE.

Old English

Celt.

Celtic

OF.

Old French

conj.

conjunction

OFris.

Old Frisian

Da.

Danish

OI.

Old Icelandic

dat.

dative

ONF.

Old Northern French

dem.

demonstrative

onom.

onomatopoeic

dim. suff.

diminutive suffix

ONorth.

Old Northumbrian

dial.

dialect

orig.

origin

Du.

Dutch

OScand.

Old Scandinavian

exclam.

exclamation

pers. pron.

personal pronoun

EMDu.

Early Modern Dutch

phr.

phrase

EME.

Early Modern English

pl.

plural

F.

French

Port.

Portuguese

f.

from

poss. a.

possessive adjective

Fris.

Frisian

ppl.

past participle

Gael.

Gaelic

prep.

preposition

gen.

genitive

pron.

pronoun

Ger.

German

s.

singular

Hind.

Hindi, Hindustani

Sc,

Scots, Scottish

imit.

imitative

suff.

suffix

inf,.by

influenced by

Swed.

Swedish

int.

interjection

Teut.

Teutonic

Ir.

Irish

uncert.

of uncertain etymology

Lat.

Latin

var. of

variation of

LG.

Low German

vbl.n.

verbal noun

LME.

Late Middle English