-red

See also red, Red, and RED

English

Etymology

From Middle English -red, -redde, -rede, -reden, from Old English -rǣden (which see). Cognate with German -rat (as in Heirat (“marriage”)).

Suffix

-red

1. (no longer productive) A suffix forming nouns of condition or state.

   hatred

   kindred

   manred

   sibred

Derived terms

[+] English words suffixed with -red

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Old English

Alternative forms

• -raþ, -reþ

Suffix

-red

1. Alternative form of -raþ.