-ed

I. verb suffix or adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -ed, -od, -ad; akin to Old High German -t, past participle ending, Latin -tus, Greek -tos, suffix forming verbals 1. — used to form the past participle of regular weak verbs <

ended

> <

faded

> <

tried

> <

patted

> 2. — used to form adjectives of identical meaning from Latin-derived adjectives ending in -ate <

crenulated

> 3. a. having ; characterized by <

cultured

> <

two-legged

> b. having the characteristics of <

bigoted

> II. verb suffix Etymology: Middle English -ede, -de, from Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade; akin to Old High German -ta, past ending (1st singular) and probably to Old High German -t, past participle ending — used to form the past tense of regular weak verbs <

judged

> <

denied

> <

dropped

>