-rent
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Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Metathetic alteration of Northern Middle English -redene, -redyn, -raden, from Old English -rǣden (“-red”). Doublet of -red.
Suffix[edit]
-rent
- (Middle Scots, no longer productive) A suffix forming nouns of condition or state.