-le

Morpheme

-le

Type

suffix

Denotation

instrumental suffix, frequentive suffix

Etymology

Old English -ol, -ul, -el

Evidence

bedraggled, bobble, buzzle, crackle, dabble, gobble, google, handle, hurtle, joggle, ladle, muddle, nestle, ripple, ruddle, shuttle, sidle, startle, suckle, swingle, tinkle, topple, trample, treadle, wrestle

See Also

-el

Homographs

-(e)le [-ele, -le], -(i)l(e) [-ile, -il, -le], (U)le [Ule, Le], -(u)le [-ule, -le]

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