-eys

See also: eys and Eys

Middle English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Late Latin -iscus
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Vulgar Latin -iscus
Latin -ēnsis
Old French -eisbor.
Middle English -eys

    Borrowed from Old French -eis.

    Suffix

    -eys

    1. alternative form of -esse (“-ess”)
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