-wende

See also: wende and Wende

Old English

Alternative forms
  • -ƿende

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wandijaz (“turning, directed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wende/

Suffix

-wende

  1. suffix meaning tending toward, promoting, or exemplified by; -able
    hālwende "healing, heathful, salutary"
    lāþwende "hateful, hostile"
    lēofwende "kind, loving, gracious, agreeable"
    lufwende "lovable, pleasant"
    miswende "erring, misbehaving"
    hātwende "hot, burning"
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