-liest
See also: liest
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *-lausiþu, equivalent to -lēas (“-less”) + -þ (“-th, -ness”).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-līest f
- (West Saxon) suffix denoting lack, want or absence of: -lessness
- metelīest ― lack of food, foodlessness
- andġietlēast ― lack of understanding