-rent

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See also: rent and Rent

Middle Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Metathetic alteration of Northern Middle English -redene／-redyn／-raden, from Old English -rǣden (“-red”). Doublet of -red.

Suffix

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-rent

  1. (no longer productive) A suffix forming nouns of condition or state.
    ‎hate + ‎-rent → ‎hatrent
    ‎kin + ‎-rent → ‎kinrent
    ‎man + ‎-rent → ‎manrent

Derived terms

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Category Middle Scots terms suffixed with -rent not found
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