-le

Morpheme

-le

Type

suffix

Denotation

instrumental suffix, frequentive suffix

Etymology

Old English -ol, -ul, -el

Evidence

bedraggled, bobble, buzzle, crackle, dabble, dazzle, gobble, google, handle, hurtle, joggle, ladle, muddle, nestle, ripple, ruddle, shuttle, sidle, skiffle, springle, 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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