-aunce

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Anglo-Norman -aunce and continental Old French -ance, from Latin -antia, -entia.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /-ˈa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /-a(u̯)ns(ə)/[1]

    Suffix

    -aunce

    1. Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance.[2]
    Middle English terms suffixed with -aunce
    alegiaunce
    alliaunce
    anoyaunce
    aqueyntaunce
    deceyvaunce
    disheritaunce
    enheritaunce
    governaunce
    heritaunce
    legiaunce
    noyaunce
    parfourmaunce
    perseveraunce
    quytaunce
    recoveraunce
    signifiaunce

    Descendants

    • English: -ance (-ence)
    • Scots: -ance (-ence)

    References

    1. ^ Sandved, Arthur (1985), “9. Derivational Suffixes”, in Introduction to Chaucerian English (Chaucer Studies; 11), Part II: Morphology, Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 41.
    2. ^ “-aunce, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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